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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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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 |
author_facet | Chen, Yonghua 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/). |
spellingShingle | Article 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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