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- Title
Overweight and Obesity Conditions: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Nursing Students in a Public University in Medellín, Colombia.
- Authors
Múnera Gaviria, Hugo Alberto; Salazar Blandón, Diego Alejandro; Pastor Durango, María del Pilar; Alzate Yepes, Teresita
- Abstract
Objective. 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 conducted in 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.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; OVERWEIGHT persons; NURSING education; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; OBESITY risk factors; CHI-squared test; FISHER exact test; HEALTH behavior; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; PSYCHOLOGY of nursing students; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; MATHEMATICAL variables; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SAMPLE size (Statistics); BODY mass index; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Investigacion & Educacion en Enfermeria, 2017, Vol 35, Issue 2, p191
- ISSN
0120-5307
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17533/udea.iee.v35n2a08