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Patterns of body mass index and its determinants among students of housing within King Abdul Aziz University أنماط مؤشر كتلة الجسم ومحدداتها بين طالبات السكن الداخلة بجامعة الملك عبد العزيز |
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Patterns of body mass index and its determinants among students of housing within King Abdul Aziz University |
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English |
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Medical Geography aims at explaining the distribution of health status and disease. It identifies efficient ways to intervene and distribute trained personnel and technology. Every disease has its cultural ecology, its geographic distribution and its patterns of diffusion and change (Meade & Erickson 2000
The current study was conducted to assess the Body Mass Index (BMI) and its determinates among females students living in the hostel of King Abdulaziz University. The results showed that the Body Mass Index of the female students ranged between 15.43 to 33.91 kg/
, which ranged between low body weight to obesity class, according to WHO classification. The mean BMI
SD accounted for 22.2
3.7 kg/ , which lie within the range of normal body weight according to the WHO classification.
It was evident that the prevalence of overweight (16.9 %) and obesity (3.5 %) among females in the current study were much lower than that recorded in the general population in nearby Arabic countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, where the prevalence of obesity was recorded as high as 35% (Musaiger, Al-Mannai 2001), 42% (Al-Awadi, Amine 1989) and 49.7% ( Ajlouni, Jaddou, Batieha 1998) respectively. However, the recorded prevalence of obesity in the current study was slightly lower than that in most western European countries were it ranged between 10% and 20%. In 2002, a recent editorial for Yanovski and Yanovski stated that 34% of adults in the United stated have a BMI between 25 and 29.9 (overweight), and another 27% obese with a BMI of over 30. These figures are also higher than that recorded in the females of the current study.
It was obvious that only (17.8%) of females students used to make three main meals daily. Also, it was realized that more than half of the students used to intake less than three main meals daily, and it was noted that neither the monthly income nor the home origin had significant impact on food habits and body weights.
The prevalent unhealthy food habits, which were observed in the current study, could be explained, in part, by the lack of knowledge of the students which was reflected on their faulty behavior. Moreover, the unhealthy habits could be attributed to the difficulties in obtaining regular balanced diets, e.g. the unavailability of fresh fruit or vegetable in the groceries inside the hostel, or the lack of tasty food offered in the restaurant of the hostel. |
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1319-0989 |
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Arts and Humanities Journal |
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4 |
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4 |
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1426 AH
2005 AD |
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Article |
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Monday, October 4, 2010 |
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Researchers
| كاتبة سعد الدين مغربي | magrby, kateba Saad Eddin | Researcher | Doctorate | Katibah@hotmail.com |
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