Overweight and obesity conditions: Prevalence and associated risk factors in nursing students in a public university in Medellín, Colombia
ABSTRACT: This work sought to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity conditions and the associated factors in nursing students in a public university in Medellín, Colombia. Methodology. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conductedn 2015. The study selected 171 participants throu...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad de Antioquia |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UdeA |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/11654 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10495/11654 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cross-sectional studies Estudios transversales Obesity Obesidad Overweight Sobrepeso Risk factors Factores de riesgo Students nursing Estudiantes de enfermería |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: This work sought to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity conditions and the associated factors in nursing students in a public university in Medellín, Colombia. Methodology. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conductedn 2015. The study selected 171 participants through stratified random sampling. A structured questionnaire was applied and weight and height were taken to calculate the body mass index (BMI). Results. The prevalence of overweight condition was 25.1% and obesity at 7.6%. Statistically significant association exists with family background of overweight or obesity conditions (OR = 6.65) and the perception of unhealthy feeding (OR = 3.01). No association was found with cases suggesting anxiety and depression and physical activity. Conclusion. A high prevalence was found of overweight and obesity conditions in the population studied, which is why it is recommended to develop self-care programs in university populations, principally in Nursing, given that as future professionals they will be co-responsible for health promotion in individuals and collectives. |
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