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Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender

Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1 30 Mart 2025
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Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender

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Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits regarding nutrition-related chronic diseases in university students according to gender. Methods: This study was conducted on a total of 898 university students. A questionnaire was used to determine the demographic characteristics and meal habits of university students. Body weight, height, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) was measured and, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.9 ± 1.96. 76.5% were female, 82.5% skipped meals. Mean values of all anthropometric parameters respectively body weight, height, BMI, WC, HC, WHR and WHtR; 61.0±11.7 kg, 166.7±8.4 cm, 21.8±3.0 kg/m2 ,75.3±9.3 cm, 96.3±7.8 cm, 0.78±0.07 and 0.45±0.05. Mean values of all parameters were found to be significantly different according to gender (p <0.05). According to BMI group 11.7% of females and 26.5% of males were overweight or obese. The prevalence of the participants at risk (above the cut-points) was 4.7% in men and 3.2% in women for abdominal obesity (WC). 14.8% of the females and 32.7% of the males have the "risk" WHR. Central obesity was found in 13.1% of the subjects according to WHtR cut-off degree. Conclusion: There was statistically significant relationship between the meal skipping status and the mean WC (cm) of the participants. It was observed that waist circumference was higher in male students and those who frequently skipped meals.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Necessary permissions were obtained from the Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee of Firat University (Elazig, Turkey) before conducting the study (decision dated and numbered 13/06/2018-04-04).

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Halk Sağlığı Beslenmesi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

28 Nisan 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Mart 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

23 Eylül 2024

Kabul Tarihi

30 Mart 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Ulaş Kadıoğlu, B., & Soylar, P. (2025). Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender. Experimental and Applied Medical Science, 6(1), 99-111. https://doi.org/10.46871/eams.1554622
AMA
1.Ulaş Kadıoğlu B, Soylar P. Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender. Experimental and Applied Medical Science. 2025;6(1):99-111. doi:10.46871/eams.1554622
Chicago
Ulaş Kadıoğlu, Bircan, ve Pinar Soylar. 2025. “Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender”. Experimental and Applied Medical Science 6 (1): 99-111. https://doi.org/10.46871/eams.1554622.
EndNote
Ulaş Kadıoğlu B, Soylar P (01 Mart 2025) Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender. Experimental and Applied Medical Science 6 1 99–111.
IEEE
[1]B. Ulaş Kadıoğlu ve P. Soylar, “Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender”, Experimental and Applied Medical Science, c. 6, sy 1, ss. 99–111, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.46871/eams.1554622.
ISNAD
Ulaş Kadıoğlu, Bircan - Soylar, Pinar. “Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender”. Experimental and Applied Medical Science 6/1 (01 Mart 2025): 99-111. https://doi.org/10.46871/eams.1554622.
JAMA
1.Ulaş Kadıoğlu B, Soylar P. Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender. Experimental and Applied Medical Science. 2025;6:99–111.
MLA
Ulaş Kadıoğlu, Bircan, ve Pinar Soylar. “Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender”. Experimental and Applied Medical Science, c. 6, sy 1, Mart 2025, ss. 99-111, doi:10.46871/eams.1554622.
Vancouver
1.Bircan Ulaş Kadıoğlu, Pinar Soylar. Evaluation of anthropometric risk parameters and meal habits in university students according to gender. Experimental and Applied Medical Science. 01 Mart 2025;6(1):99-111. doi:10.46871/eams.1554622