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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru
A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate 199 health sciences students in the city of Iquitos. Their socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle, level of physical activity, type of food, substance abuse, and prevalence of overweight and obesity were ascertained using purpose-validated ques...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33291580 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040538 |
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author | Rabanales-Sotos, Joseba Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Maritza Evangelina Jacinto-Magallanes-Castilla, Jesús Leitón-Espinoza, Zoila Esperanza López-González, Ángel López-Torres-Hidalgo, Jesús |
author_facet | Rabanales-Sotos, Joseba Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Maritza Evangelina Jacinto-Magallanes-Castilla, Jesús Leitón-Espinoza, Zoila Esperanza López-González, Ángel López-Torres-Hidalgo, Jesús |
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description | A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate 199 health sciences students in the city of Iquitos. Their socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle, level of physical activity, type of food, substance abuse, and prevalence of overweight and obesity were ascertained using purpose-validated questionnaires, i.e., the Systematic Alcohol Consumption Interview (Interrogatorio Sistematizado de Consumos Alcohólicos/ISCA), a questionnaire on the frequency of dietary intake (CFCA), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and anthropometric measurements. The prevalence of overweight (body mass index (BMI) of 25.0–29.9 kg/m(2)) was 26.5% (95% CI = 19.9–33.0%) and that of obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)) was 7.9% (95% CI = 3.8–12.1%). A total of 34.4% of students (95% CI = 27.4–41.4%) presented with a BMI > 25 kg/m(2). The frequency of overweight was significantly higher in persons aged over 20 years (OR = 2.5) and smokers (OR = 3.2), and the frequency of obesity was significantly higher in older students (OR = 4.1) and males (OR = 5.5). In conclusion, a considerable proportion of health sciences students in the Amazonia region presented with a high BMI. The proportion of students with overweight was higher among students aged over 20 years and smokers, while that of obesity was also higher among males. In the university setting, the development of more overweight- and obesity-preventive activities and educational interventions would therefore be desirable. |
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spelling | pubmed-77618652020-12-26 Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru Rabanales-Sotos, Joseba Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Maritza Evangelina Jacinto-Magallanes-Castilla, Jesús Leitón-Espinoza, Zoila Esperanza López-González, Ángel López-Torres-Hidalgo, Jesús Healthcare (Basel) Article A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate 199 health sciences students in the city of Iquitos. Their socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle, level of physical activity, type of food, substance abuse, and prevalence of overweight and obesity were ascertained using purpose-validated questionnaires, i.e., the Systematic Alcohol Consumption Interview (Interrogatorio Sistematizado de Consumos Alcohólicos/ISCA), a questionnaire on the frequency of dietary intake (CFCA), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and anthropometric measurements. The prevalence of overweight (body mass index (BMI) of 25.0–29.9 kg/m(2)) was 26.5% (95% CI = 19.9–33.0%) and that of obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)) was 7.9% (95% CI = 3.8–12.1%). A total of 34.4% of students (95% CI = 27.4–41.4%) presented with a BMI > 25 kg/m(2). The frequency of overweight was significantly higher in persons aged over 20 years (OR = 2.5) and smokers (OR = 3.2), and the frequency of obesity was significantly higher in older students (OR = 4.1) and males (OR = 5.5). In conclusion, a considerable proportion of health sciences students in the Amazonia region presented with a high BMI. The proportion of students with overweight was higher among students aged over 20 years and smokers, while that of obesity was also higher among males. In the university setting, the development of more overweight- and obesity-preventive activities and educational interventions would therefore be desirable. MDPI 2020-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7761865/ /pubmed/33291580 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040538 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 Rabanales-Sotos, Joseba Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Maritza Evangelina Jacinto-Magallanes-Castilla, Jesús Leitón-Espinoza, Zoila Esperanza López-González, Ángel López-Torres-Hidalgo, Jesús Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru |
title | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru |
title_full | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru |
title_short | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Health Sciences Students in the Amazonia Region of Peru |
title_sort | prevalence of overweight and obesity among health sciences students in the amazonia region of peru |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33291580 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040538 |
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