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- Title
Correlation of Body Mass Index and Wellness Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors.
- Authors
Lucente, Marc; Krabbe, Jeffrey P.
- Abstract
METHODS Students at a chiropractic college were administered a validated Wellness Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Instrument (WKABI). The WKABI instrument measures knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in the intervention areas of physical activity, nutrition, and stress management. Scores were tabulated for each section. Demographics were included as part of the instrument. BMI was calculated from self-reported height and weight. Spearman's Rho correlations, standard deviation, and mean were used to analyze the data. RESULTS Mean scores for all subjects on the knowledge, attitude, and behavior sections were 77.3%, 86.6%, and 65.9% of the highest possible scores, respectively. Nearly half of the students (43.9%) had a BMI greater than 25 which is classified as overweight. No significant correlations were found between BMI and knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. CONCLUSION Wellness knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors are not a significant factor in the BMI of students at a chiropractic college. Further research will be required in this population to identify what other factors may influence BMI.
- Subjects
STATISTICS; HEALTH occupations students; CHIROPRACTIC; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL activity; HEALTH; HEALTH behavior; EXERCISE; STRESS management; MENU planning; BODY mass index; CHIROPRACTIC students; STUDENT attitudes; NATURAL foods; DATA analysis; MEALS
- Publication
Nutritional Perspectives: Journal of the Council on Nutrition, 2022, Vol 45, Issue 3, p9
- ISSN
0160-3922
- Publication type
Article