Breakfast consumption pattern and its association with overweight and obesity among university students: a population-based study

Mansouri, Masoume; Hasani‐Ranjbar, Shirin; Yaghubi, Hamid; Rahmani, Jamal; Tabrizi, Yousef Moghadas; Keshtkar, Abasali; Varmaghani, Mehdi; Sharifi, Farshad; Sadeghi, Omid

doi:10.1007/s40519-018-0609-8

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“…Based on the validation study, this questionnaire presented reliable and valid data on the dietary habits of university students. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were also confirmed by previous studies that used it for dietary habits assessment (27)(28)(29).…”

Section: Assessment Of Breakfast Consumptionsupporting

confidence: 66%

“…The purpose of this project was to evaluate the health status of Iranian university students. Detailed information about the study design, participants and data collection methods has been published elsewhere (26,27). Briefly, all students who were admitted to 74 governmental eligible universities (from 28 provinces of Iran), affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST), were invited to participate in this project.…”

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Breakfast consumption is inversely associated with primary headaches in university students: The MEPHASOUS study

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Background The prevalence of primary headaches has been increasing at an alarming rate, particularly in university students. Previous studies have shown that diet-related behaviors can affect neurological disorders. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the association between breakfast consumption patterns and primary headaches in a large population of university students.Methods In total, 83,677 university students, aged ≥18 years, from 28 provinces of Iran were included in the current cross-sectional study. Dietary intakes and breakfast consumption patterns were assessed using a validated self-administered dietary habits questionnaire. Primary headaches were determined according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders-3 (ICHD-3) criteria.Results The mean age of participants was 21.50 ± 4.01. Primary headaches were prevalent among 9% of university students. A significant inverse association was seen between breakfast consumption and odds of primary headaches (OR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.51-0.62). This association remained significant even after taking potential confounders into account; such that students who consumed breakfast frequently had 26% lower odds of primary headaches compared with those who consumed it rarely (OR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.65-0.85). Moreover, such a significant inverse association was observed in female students (OR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.49-0.61) as well as those with normal weight (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.58-0.79). However, it became non-significant in male students and those with overweight or obesity.Conclusions We found that frequent breakfast consumption was inversely associated with the odds of primary headaches. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.

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Breakfast consumption is inversely associated with primary headaches in university students: The MEPHASOUS study

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“…The correlation coefficients for all dietary habits between the two times were more than 0.60 indicating sufficient reliability of this questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were also confirmed by previous studies which applied this questionnaire for the assessment of dietary habits [22,24,25].…”

Section: Dietary Habitssupporting

confidence: 61%

“…This project was aimed to determine the contributing factors to the health problems and unhealthy behaviors of Iranian university students. Details on the study design, sampling methods, and data gathering in the MEPHASOUS project have been published previously [21,22]. In the MEPHASOUS project, all students from 74 governmental universities (in the provinces of Iran), related to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST), were asked to take part in the study.…”

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Physical activity and the prevalence of primary headaches among a large population of university students: The MEPHASOUS study

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Varmaghani³

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Background: Primary headaches have a high prevalence among university students. Lifestyle has an important role in the prevention and management of these headaches. Among lifestyle factors, data on the association between physical activity and primary headaches are scarce and conflicting.Aim: To examine the association between physical activity and primary headaches among a large population of university students.Methods: Totally, 83,463 university students from 28 provinces of Iran were included in the current cross-sectional study. Data on physical activity, dietary intakes, and demographic characteristics were collected using pre-tested questionnaires. Primary headaches were determined according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders-3 (ICHD-3) criteria.Results: Mean age of university students was 21.50 ± 4.01, and 54.7% were female. Primary headaches were prevalent among 9% of students. A significant inverse association was seen between physical activity and primary headaches in the whole population (OR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.62-0.71). Such an inverse association was also observed after taking potential confounders into account; such that students who were physically active had 21% lower odds of primary headaches compared with those who were physically inactive (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.72-0.87). Also, physical activity was associated with reduced odds of primary headaches in male and female students (Males; OR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.60-0.82, females; OR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.75-0.94) as well as those students with normal-weight (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.71-0.87), overweight, or obesity (OR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.66-0.96).Conclusion: Our findings support the protective association between physical activity and primary headaches.

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“…Conversely, breakfast skippers tend to have higher BMI, poorer food choices and greater energy intake from snacks [17,18,19]). In the large Iranian study of 78,905 university students aged 18 years and older, male students who consumed breakfast frequently had higher intake of fruits, dairy, and lower intake of fast foods and carbonated beverages than those who consumed it infrequently [20].…”

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Dietary habits of High School Population in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Jurić

Tambic

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Background Adolescence is a period of life when prevalence of overweight, obesity and chronic non-communicable diseases rise the fastest. This period of life is very important for adoption of healthy lifestyle habits. Those include regular physical activity and diet, which could prevent nutrient deficiencies and may limit harmful behaviors contributing to the epidemic of non-communicable diseases in adulthood. There are a small number of surveys on a large number of high school and student population about this topic in low-to middle income countries. Methods The aim of this study was to examine dietary habits and frequency of physical activity and presence of non-communicable diseases in immediate family. Survey was conducted in 6 secondary schools of city of Mostar through an anonymous questionnaire. The study involved 482 adolescents (279 boys and 203 girls) aged 17 and 18. For data entry and analysis SPSS (version 25) was used. Association between variables was determined using chi-square. Results Collected data showed low breakfast consumption by adolescents, low everyday consumption of vegetables, fruits, and dairy products. There is a high trend of daily consumption of meat, especially processed meat as also as relatively high consumption of soft drinks. In addition, data showed difference in physical activity of boys and girls. Conclusion There were significant deviations in dietary habits of participants compared with health needs recommended for adolescent population. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and organize better nutritional education for adolescents and involve wider community to implement public health programs in order to adopt a healthier lifestyle for adolescents.

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Breakfast consumption pattern and its association with overweight and obesity among university students: a population-based study

Cited by 34 publications

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Breakfast consumption is inversely associated with primary headaches in university students: The MEPHASOUS study

Breakfast consumption is inversely associated with primary headaches in university students: The MEPHASOUS study

Physical activity and the prevalence of primary headaches among a large population of university students: The MEPHASOUS study

Dietary habits of High School Population in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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