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Lifestyle and psychosocial factors associated with maintenance of normal body mass index in college students: a cross sectional study
- Source :
- BMC Research Notes, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020), BMC Research Notes
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify lifestyle and psychosocial factors associated with maintenance of normal body mass index (BMI, 18.5–24.9 kg/m2). Undergraduate students (n = 2781; 7.1% response rate) at a Big Ten university responded to a survey in 2018. BMI was calculated from the reported weight and height at the time of the survey and upon entering the university. Logistic regression analyses examined lifestyle and psychosocial health factors associated with maintenance of normal BMI by academic year. Results Current BMI was within normal range for 68.8% of freshmen and 60.6% of seniors. Never consuming fast food was a significant predictor for maintaining normal BMI in sophomores (OR 3.78; 95% CI 1.61, 8.88; p p p p
- Subjects :
- Universities
Cross-sectional study
education
lcsh:Medicine
Logistic regression
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Psychological health
03 medical and health sciences
Psychosocial health
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
Medicine
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Students
Prospective cohort study
lcsh:Science (General)
Life Style
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Body mass index
Weight maintenance
Response rate (survey)
University
business.industry
Body Weight
lcsh:R
030229 sport sciences
General Medicine
Academic year
Research Note
Cross-Sectional Studies
lcsh:Biology (General)
Normal body mass index
business
Psychosocial
Demography
lcsh:Q1-390
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17560500
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Research Notes
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a715fddca69d06022467adf5f8c43841