The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students' of Uludag University Medical Faculty

Volume: 38 Number: 2 June 1, 2012
  • Demet Ekin Ayhan
  • Elif Günaydın
  • Erhan Gönlüaçık
  • Umut Arslan
  • Ferit Çetinkaya
  • Hakima Asımı
  • Yeşim Uncu
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The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students' of Uludag University Medical Faculty

Abstract

We aimed to determine the nutritional habits of the students in the Faculty of Medicine of Uludag University, the factors that affect these habits and evaluate nutritional status of these students.This study was performed between December 2011 and January 2012 with a questionnaire of 51 questions and data were collected for students’ sociodemographic characteristics and nutritional habits.A total number of 557 students, of which 298 (%53,5) are female and 259(%46,5) are male, were included in this study.While the %29,6 of the students eat three main meals a day; %41,3 of the students eat at least one snack in addition and %4,7 of the students eat three main meals and three snacks per day. The most important main meal is found to be dinner with %44,6 (p<0,05).The most omitted main meal is breakfast (%58,2).We observed similar results, when we analyzed the student group who eat at least three main meals, named as regularly fed group (%70,9).We observed that female students eat more regularly than male students (p<0,05). The mean of body mass index was 20.98±2.87 kg/m2 of the female and 24.01±3.17 kg/m2 of the male students. As a result most of the medical faculty students are found to have regular nutritional habits and normal body mass index

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Demet Ekin Ayhan This is me

Elif Günaydın This is me

Erhan Gönlüaçık This is me

Umut Arslan This is me

Ferit Çetinkaya This is me

Hakima Asımı This is me

Yeşim Uncu This is me

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June 1, 2012

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Year 2012 Volume: 38 Number: 2

APA
Ayhan, D. E., Günaydın, E., Gönlüaçık, E., Arslan, U., Çetinkaya, F., Asımı, H., & Uncu, Y. (2012). The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 38(2), 97-104. https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG
AMA
1.Ayhan DE, Günaydın E, Gönlüaçık E, et al. The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2012;38(2):97-104. https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG
Chicago
Ayhan, Demet Ekin, Elif Günaydın, Erhan Gönlüaçık, et al. 2012. “The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 38 (2): 97-104. https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG.
EndNote
Ayhan DE, Günaydın E, Gönlüaçık E, Arslan U, Çetinkaya F, Asımı H, Uncu Y (June 1, 2012) The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 38 2 97–104.
IEEE
[1]D. E. Ayhan et al., “The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 97–104, June 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG
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Ayhan, Demet Ekin - Günaydın, Elif - Gönlüaçık, Erhan - Arslan, Umut - Çetinkaya, Ferit - Asımı, Hakima - Uncu, Yeşim. “The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 38/2 (June 1, 2012): 97-104. https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG.
JAMA
1.Ayhan DE, Günaydın E, Gönlüaçık E, Arslan U, Çetinkaya F, Asımı H, Uncu Y. The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2012;38:97–104.
MLA
Ayhan, Demet Ekin, et al. “The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 38, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 97-104, https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG.
Vancouver
1.Demet Ekin Ayhan, Elif Günaydın, Erhan Gönlüaçık, Umut Arslan, Ferit Çetinkaya, Hakima Asımı, Yeşim Uncu. The Characteristics and Related Factors of The Students’ of Uludag University Medical Faculty. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 1;38(2):97-104. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA62NK98PG

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