Dietary habits and physical activity levels in Jordanian adolescents attending private versus public schools

Tayyem, Reema F.; Al-Hazzaa, Hazzaa M.; AbuMweis, Suhad S.; Bawadi, Hiba; Hammad, Shatha; Musaiger, Abdulrahman O.

doi:10.26719/2014.20.7.416

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“…The results shown in this study are similar to [32] who showed that most of Jordanian adolescents exceeded the current screen time (television and computer) recommendation and were spending more than 2 h a day watching TV and using computers [32]. Although this study suggests that watching television and using the internet are not associated with increased risk of obesity, [33] found that watching television for more than 2 hours per day was significantly linked with increased risk of obesity among 6-12-year-old Jordanian children [33].…”

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confidence: 81%

Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity

Tayyem

Bawadi

AbuMweis

et al. 2016

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives Body image in the mass media promotes an unrealistic picture of body shape that leads to body dissatisfaction among adolescentsQuery. Therefore, the study presented in this paper aimed to assess the association between mass media and adolescents' weight concerns and perceptions of body weight and shape. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted on school adolescents aged between 15 and 18 years during the academic year 2013-2014. Multistage stratified sampling method was used. The number of participants in the study was 795 students: 400 boys and 395 girls.Results All participants have a common behavior in rarely reading magazines, but they spend more than 2 h in watching television or less than 3 h using the internet. However, most of obese/non-obese adolescents, boys or girls, have shown high influence (p \ 0.05) of reading magazines on the subject of dieting to lose weight. Conclusion While obese students read more magazines on dieting to lose weight, other mass media did not show the same results on weight concerns and body shape among Jordanian adolescents.

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confidence: 81%

Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity

Tayyem

Bawadi

AbuMweis

et al. 2016

Environ Health Prev Med

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“…The present study is among a few local studies that assessed the physical activity levels of college students using a validated and comprehensive physical activity questionnaire. The ATLS physical activity questionnaire that was used in the current investigation is now widely used in studies that assessed lifestyle habits among various Arab youths [10,[29][30][31][32]. The overweight plus obesity prevalence among this sample of college females reached nearly 30%.…”

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Lifestyle Habits in Relation to Overweight and Obesity among Saudi Women Attending Health Science Colleges

Alhakbany

Alzamil

Alabdullatif

et al. 2018

JEGH

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The study examined the associations between lifestyle habits and overweight/obesity among Saudi females attending health science colleges. A total of 454 female students were randomly recruited from five health science colleges at King Saud University, using a multistage stratified cluster sampling technique. Body weight and height were measured, and body mass index was calculated. All participants answered a validated questionnaire to assess physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors (SB), sleep duration, and dietary habits. Results showed that the prevalence of overweight (21.4%) plus obesity (8.1%) among female participants was 29.5%. There was no significant difference between overweight/obese and nonoverweight/nonobese females in PA, screen time, sleep duration, or dietary habits. Overall, 50.4% of the participants were physically inactive (activity energy expenditure was <600 metabolic equivalent minutes per week). Active females showed significantly (p < 0.01) higher intakes of vegetables and fruits, lower chocolate/candy consumption (p = 0.05), and higher proportion of sufficient sleeping duration (>8 hours per night) (p < 0.001). It was concluded that half of the Saudi females in this study were physically inactive. Although PA positively impacted some of the lifestyle habits of college females, overweight/obesity was not associated with PA, SB, sleeping time, or dietary habits among the participants. Future research should attempt to elucidate the key factors involved in such relationship.

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“…Wealth increases the purchasing power of food and also helps in adopting a more sedentary life style due to greater use of technology. School children of public schools in Jordan in the current study and in the previous study by Tayyem et al (2014) have to walk to the schools whereas private school children and adolescents usually utilize buses that are offered by the private schools. This would give a reasonable justification of lower percentages of obesity among of public school children compared to those studying at private schools.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Al-Nakeep et al (2012) also reported that 18.3% of youths were obese in Al-Ahsa region in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, Tayyem et al (2014) reported that 26.0% of private school children were obese and 16.7% of public school children were obese. However, the percentages of obesity in the current study among the three groups are similar to those reported by Al-Nakeep et al (2012) in Coventry and Birmingham cities in the United Kingdom.…”

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“…Al-Nuaim et al (2012) observed that 21.2% were obese and 17.2% were overweight in the urban area and 20.7% were obese and 26.6% were overweight in rural desert of Al-Ahsa region of Saudi Arabia. In a recent study by Tayyem et al (2014) which compared obesity among secondary-school students studying at public schools compared to their peers studying at private schools in Jordan. The authors reported that the prevalence of obesity was higher in private schools (26.0%) compared to public schools (16.7%).…”

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A Comparison Study of Obesity among Able-Bodied Children and Adolescents Compared to Their Peers with Sensory Disabilities in Jordan

Al-Rahamneh

Hamad

2015

ASS

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Introduction: This study assessed the prevalence of obesity among able-bodied children and adolescents compared to their peers with sensory disabilities. It also assessed whether there were differences between males and females in obesity.Methods: 724 able-bodied male students (12.0 ± 2.5 years; 147 ± 15 cm; 42.5 ± 15.0 kg), 241 able-bodied female students (10.8 ± 2.3 years; 141 ± 15 cm; 36.3 ± 12.9 kg), 113 visually-impaired male students (11.6 ± 3.6 years; 142 ± 19 cm; 38.7 ± 16.1 kg), 101visually-impaired female students (12.9 ± 3.7 years; 145 ± 16 cm; 43.2 ± 15.1 kg), 192 hearing-impaired male students (13.2 ± 2.6 years; 152 ± 15 cm; 45.0 ± 15.0 kg) and 151 hearing-impaired female students (12.9 ± 2.8 years; 150 ± 13 cm; 46.3 ± 13.8 kg) volunteered for the study. BMI was calculated for each student.Results: BMI values were significantly higher for hearing-impaired (19.6 ± 3.8kg.m 2 ) students compared to their able-bodied peers (18.9 ± 3.9kg.m 2 ). 5%, 2.9% and 6.5% of able-bodied, hearing-impaired and visually-impaired were obese, respectively. 13%, 13.7% and 12.2% of able-bodied, hearing-impaired and visually-impaired were thinness, respectively. Conclusion:The prevalence of obesity among able-bodied children and adolescents is low compared to the literature and previous studies. That may be due to the fact that these children studying at public schools. Studying at public school may give indicator that the families of these children having low and moderate income which leads to less obesity and more thinness among these children. Low incidence of obesity and higher incidence of thinness for hearing-impaired and visually-impaired children may be attributed to the fact that most of these children and adolescents studying at residential schools which means that their dietary and food intake is monitored by their schools.

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Dietary habits and physical activity levels in Jordanian adolescents attending private versus public schools

Cited by 17 publications

References 20 publications

Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity

Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity

Lifestyle Habits in Relation to Overweight and Obesity among Saudi Women Attending Health Science Colleges

A Comparison Study of Obesity among Able-Bodied Children and Adolescents Compared to Their Peers with Sensory Disabilities in Jordan

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