Overweight and Obesity among University Student: Cross Sectional Study Exposes Association with Food Habit and Physical Activity

Year 2024, , 326 - 334, 25.03.2024

Pudjijuniarto Pudjijuniarto , Anindya Maratus Sholikhah , Dita Yuliastrid , Eva Ferdita Yuhantini , Shidqi Hamdi Pratama Putera

https://doi.org/10.33438/ijdshs.1381954

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the association between food habit, physical activity, and nutritional status in university students. Cross sectional study was conducted on 62 undergraduate university students (22 males, 40 females, 20.82 ± 2.52 years) enrolled from five departments. International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to measure physical activity level. Evaluation of food habit was collected through a validated Recommended Foods Score which has been adapted to measure diet quality in general with a focus on healthy food intake. Independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney test were done to compare the measured variables between sport major and non-sport major student. Spearman correlation was performed to examine the association between measured variables. The results showed that more than one-fifth of total subjects (21%) were overweight. Food habit is associated with body mass index (p=0.005) and METs score (p=0.032). Lastly, physical activity was positively associated with BMI (p=0.004). From the findings it can be conclude that balance amount of healthy food and actively engage in physical activity can contribute to lower BMI, as well as maintain health and well-being. This also happens to adolescent population, include university students an age group which could be addressed to prevent several health problems.

Keywords

Adolescents, Food Pattern, Obesity, Overweight, Physical Activity, Recommended Food Score

Ethical Statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Thanks

The author would like to thank profusely all those who have helped in the completion of this project.

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