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Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China

This study examined associations between academic stress and overweight and obesity, and moderation effects of gender, grade, and types of college on such associations. Data on academic stress, negative learning events, weight, and height were self-reported by 27,343 college students in China in 201...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yonghua, Liu, Xi, Yan, Ni, Jia, Wanru, Fan, Yahui, Yan, Hong, Ma, Lu, Ma, Le
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7432099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32752122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155559
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author Chen, Yonghua
Liu, Xi
Yan, Ni
Jia, Wanru
Fan, Yahui
Yan, Hong
Ma, Lu
Ma, Le
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Liu, Xi
Yan, Ni
Jia, Wanru
Fan, Yahui
Yan, Hong
Ma, Lu
Ma, Le
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description This study examined associations between academic stress and overweight and obesity, and moderation effects of gender, grade, and types of college on such associations. Data on academic stress, negative learning events, weight, and height were self-reported by 27,343 college students in China in 2018. About 23% and 91% of students perceived high academic stress and suffered from at least one negative learning event during the past six months, respectively, especially for females, undergraduates, and students major in humanities and social science subject groups. Perceived academic stress was associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity among all students (OR = 1.05, 95%CI: 1.00–1.10), male (OR = 1.09, 95%CI: 1.03–1.15), undergraduate (OR = 1.06, 95%CI: 1.00–1.11), and students from subordinate universities (OR = 1.13, 95%CI: 1.01–1.26). Negative learning events were associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity among all students (OR = 1.05, 95%CI: 1.01–1.09), undergraduates (OR = 1.05, 95%CI: 1.01–1.09), and students from local universities (OR = 1.07, 95%CI: 1.00–1.14). Interventions are needed to reduce the high academic stress of college students, considering the modifying effects of gender, grade, and college type. Such interventions may further contribute to the prevention of overweight and obesity among college students.
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spelling pubmed-74320992020-08-24 Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China Chen, Yonghua Liu, Xi Yan, Ni Jia, Wanru Fan, Yahui Yan, Hong Ma, Lu Ma, Le Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study examined associations between academic stress and overweight and obesity, and moderation effects of gender, grade, and types of college on such associations. Data on academic stress, negative learning events, weight, and height were self-reported by 27,343 college students in China in 2018. About 23% and 91% of students perceived high academic stress and suffered from at least one negative learning event during the past six months, respectively, especially for females, undergraduates, and students major in humanities and social science subject groups. Perceived academic stress was associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity among all students (OR = 1.05, 95%CI: 1.00–1.10), male (OR = 1.09, 95%CI: 1.03–1.15), undergraduate (OR = 1.06, 95%CI: 1.00–1.11), and students from subordinate universities (OR = 1.13, 95%CI: 1.01–1.26). Negative learning events were associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity among all students (OR = 1.05, 95%CI: 1.01–1.09), undergraduates (OR = 1.05, 95%CI: 1.01–1.09), and students from local universities (OR = 1.07, 95%CI: 1.00–1.14). Interventions are needed to reduce the high academic stress of college students, considering the modifying effects of gender, grade, and college type. Such interventions may further contribute to the prevention of overweight and obesity among college students. MDPI 2020-07-31 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7432099/ /pubmed/32752122 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155559 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Chen, Yonghua
Liu, Xi
Yan, Ni
Jia, Wanru
Fan, Yahui
Yan, Hong
Ma, Lu
Ma, Le
Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China
title Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China
title_full Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China
title_fullStr Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China
title_full_unstemmed Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China
title_short Higher Academic Stress Was Associated with Increased Risk of Overweight and Obesity among College Students in China
title_sort higher academic stress was associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity among college students in china
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7432099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32752122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155559
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