Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria
Objective: To assess prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors in a group of university undergraduates in south-east Nigeria. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Five tertiary institutions in south-east Nigeria. Methods: A total of 1610 undergraduates were selected using multistag...
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| author | Patricia Ogechi Ukegbu Ada Charity Uwaegbute Chinyere Akudo Echendu Chukwunonso Ejike Julie Uche Anyika-Elekeh Victoria Uzoamaka Asumugha Solomon Abasiekong Kuyik Shola Omodamiro Blessing Nwofia Chinwe Uzokwe Chidinma Oluchi-Nliam Nnenna Uwakwe |
| author_facet | Patricia Ogechi Ukegbu Ada Charity Uwaegbute Chinyere Akudo Echendu Chukwunonso Ejike Julie Uche Anyika-Elekeh Victoria Uzoamaka Asumugha Solomon Abasiekong Kuyik Shola Omodamiro Blessing Nwofia Chinwe Uzokwe Chidinma Oluchi-Nliam Nnenna Uwakwe |
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| description | Objective: To assess prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors in a group of university undergraduates in south-east Nigeria. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Five tertiary institutions in south-east Nigeria. Methods: A total of 1610 undergraduates were selected using multistage sampling. A validated questionnaire on socio-demographic, dietary and lifestyle factors was used. Variables studied included body mass index (BMI), waist:hip ratio (WHR) and blood pressure (BP). Descriptive statistics and Chi square test were used for data analyses. Results: Prevalence of obesity and overweight were 6.5% [4.2% males; 8.4% females (p < 0.05)] and 13.4% [8.4% males; 17.7% females (p < 0.05)], respectively. A higher prevalence of central obesity and abdominal obesity was found in the females (15.7% and 27.2%, respectively) compared to the males (1.1% and 2.4%, respectively) (p < 0.05). Consumption of unhealthy snack foods (X2 = 13.39), being a female (X2=47.91), first year student (X2 = 41.82), and having high systolic (X2 = 88.18) and diastolic (X2 = 10.17) BP were associated with obesity (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Prevalence of obesity was high in the studied population and, if left unchecked, portends deleterious consequences, especially with respect to the development of cardiovascular diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9de0ac1653e944a0aee12896356c2f662023-09-21T13:38:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition1607-06582221-12682017-04-01302434810.1080/16070658.2016.12590321259032Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern NigeriaPatricia Ogechi Ukegbu0Ada Charity Uwaegbute1Chinyere Akudo Echendu2Chukwunonso Ejike3Julie Uche Anyika-Elekeh4Victoria Uzoamaka Asumugha5Solomon Abasiekong Kuyik6Shola Omodamiro7Blessing Nwofia8Chinwe Uzokwe9Chidinma Oluchi-Nliam10Nnenna Uwakwe11Michael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureMichael Okpara University of AgricultureObjective: To assess prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors in a group of university undergraduates in south-east Nigeria. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Five tertiary institutions in south-east Nigeria. Methods: A total of 1610 undergraduates were selected using multistage sampling. A validated questionnaire on socio-demographic, dietary and lifestyle factors was used. Variables studied included body mass index (BMI), waist:hip ratio (WHR) and blood pressure (BP). Descriptive statistics and Chi square test were used for data analyses. Results: Prevalence of obesity and overweight were 6.5% [4.2% males; 8.4% females (p < 0.05)] and 13.4% [8.4% males; 17.7% females (p < 0.05)], respectively. A higher prevalence of central obesity and abdominal obesity was found in the females (15.7% and 27.2%, respectively) compared to the males (1.1% and 2.4%, respectively) (p < 0.05). Consumption of unhealthy snack foods (X2 = 13.39), being a female (X2=47.91), first year student (X2 = 41.82), and having high systolic (X2 = 88.18) and diastolic (X2 = 10.17) BP were associated with obesity (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Prevalence of obesity was high in the studied population and, if left unchecked, portends deleterious consequences, especially with respect to the development of cardiovascular diseases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2016.1259032associationobesityoverweightsocio-demographic factorsyoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Ogechi Ukegbu Ada Charity Uwaegbute Chinyere Akudo Echendu Chukwunonso Ejike Julie Uche Anyika-Elekeh Victoria Uzoamaka Asumugha Solomon Abasiekong Kuyik Shola Omodamiro Blessing Nwofia Chinwe Uzokwe Chidinma Oluchi-Nliam Nnenna Uwakwe Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition association obesity overweight socio-demographic factors young adults |
| title | Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria |
| title_full | Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria |
| title_short | Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria |
| title_sort | obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south eastern nigeria |
| topic | association obesity overweight socio-demographic factors young adults |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2016.1259032 |
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