Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Bangladeshi university students: a case–control study

Banna, Md. Hasan Al; Brazendale, Keith; Hasan, Mehedi; Khan, Shafiqul Islam; Sayeed, Abu; Kundu, Satyajit

doi:10.1080/07448481.2020.1851695

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“…Lifestyle factors can explain EBP in young adults with a high BMI. Fast food or energy-dense food consumption, sedentary behaviour, physical activity, and sleep duration are lifestyle variables contributing to a high BMI and overweight/obesity, which are commonly observed in urban Bangladesh (29,30) . Other factors, such as a lack of outdoor recreational opportunities (e.g., a park or a playground), safety concerns, and societal obstacles, may make it difficult for young people of all backgrounds to engage in regular physical activity (31) .…”

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Relationship between blood pressure and BMI in young adult population: a national-level assessment in Bangladesh

2021

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Young adulthood is a crucial period for major physiological transitions. Environmental changes associated with these transitions can influence health behaviour and health (e.g., poor diet, high body weight and elevated blood pressure (EBP)). Excess body weight can lead to EBP; however, little is known about this relationship among young adults in developing countries. Focusing on Bangladesh, this study assessed the association between body mass index (BMI) and BP metrics (systolic BP [SBP], diastolic BP [DBP], and BP class [optimal, normal/high normal, and elevated]). Sex-specific analyses of these relationships were performed to assess any difference across sexes. Furthermore, associations of overweight/obesity with BP metrics were investigated. Young adults aged 18-24 years (n 2181) were included from nationally representative cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Multivariable linear and multinomial logistic regression models examined the relationships between BMI, overweight/obesity, and BP metrics. Findings reveal that higher BMI was associated with higher SBP (0.83; 95% CI 0.67, 0.99), DBP (0.66; 95% CI 0.54, 0.74), and higher odds of having EBP (adjusted odds ratio 1.24; 95% CI 1.17, 1.31). These relationships were stronger among males than females. Moreover, overweight/obese individuals had higher SBP, DBP, and higher odds of having EBP than individuals with normal BMI. Strategies to reduce body weight, improve healthy lifestyle, and awareness and monitoring of BP may help to address these serious health problems, particularly at an early age.

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Relationship between blood pressure and BMI in young adult population: a national-level assessment in Bangladesh

2021

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“…A sedentary lifestyle can cause several damages to health, such as, for instance, predisposing the individual to overweight and obesity, which in turn are related to other problems. Case-control studies with Bangladeshi university students showed that those who did not engage in any physical activity had a 3.2-fold greater chance of being obese or overweight when compared to physically active ones (OR= 3.2; 95%CI: 1.0 -9.9; p<0.05) 29 .…”

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Time using a computer as a discriminator of obesity, sedentarism and cardiovascular risk factors in university students

Guerra

Brugnoli

Melo

et al. 2022

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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Resumo: Introdução: Os universitários apresentam maior risco de adotar o comportamento sedentário em virtude da própria rotina, a qual requer muito tempo dedicado às aulas e a utilização frequente do computador para os estudos. Essa situação tem se tornado preocupante porque o comportamento sedentário tem sido associado a desfechos adversos em saúde, como mortalidade e doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar o tempo despendido com o uso do computador como discriminador da obesidade, do sedentarismo e de fatores de risco cardiovascular em universitários. Método: Trata-se de estudo transversal realizado com 2.275 acadêmicos de cursos da área da saúde de uma fundação pública do estado de Goiás. Os dados foram obtidos por meio da aplicação de um questionário composto por variáveis sociodemográficas, relativas ao curso e a aspectos comportamentais e de saúde. A variável de desfecho foi o tempo utilizando o computador (TC). Identificaram-se o poder discriminatório e os pontos de corte do TC para os desfechos de interesse por meio das curvas Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) com IC95%. Resultado: O tempo médio usando o computador para estudos, trabalho ou lazer foi de 3,90 horas/dia para mulheres e 3,82 horas/dia para homens. A área sob a curva ROC entre o TC e o sedentarismo foi de 0,54 (IC95% 0,51-0,58) para mulheres e 0,56 (IC95% 0,50-0,63) para homens. Já para a hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS), foi de 0,57 (IC95% 0,50-0,64) para mulheres. Os melhores pontos de corte relacionados a essas condições foram 3,5 e 4,5 horas, respectivamente. Conclusão: O TC apresentou boa capacidade preditiva para discriminar o sedentarismo e a HAS entre universitários. Sugere-se que a diminuição do TC e sua substituição por atividades ativas possam contribuir para a melhoria do perfil de saúde e a qualidade de vida dos acadêmicos.

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“…Students' negative attitudes towards healthy nutrition can create a risk in terms of eating disorders and obesity. Unhealthy nutrition behaviours are associated with overweight and obesity ( Banna et al, 2020 ; Koca et al, 2017 ). Among the adolescents, 32.1% were currently trying to lose weight, while 41.7% of them sometimes performed physical activity and 26.1% regularly performed physical activity.…”

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A cross-sectional study examining self-reported anthropometric measurements with adolescents' nutrition attitudes, obesity awareness and diet quality indices during the pandemic

Sümen

Evgi̇n

2022

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Bangladeshi university students: a case–control study

Cited by 18 publications

References 36 publications

Relationship between blood pressure and BMI in young adult population: a national-level assessment in Bangladesh

Relationship between blood pressure and BMI in young adult population: a national-level assessment in Bangladesh

Time using a computer as a discriminator of obesity, sedentarism and cardiovascular risk factors in university students

A cross-sectional study examining self-reported anthropometric measurements with adolescents' nutrition attitudes, obesity awareness and diet quality indices during the pandemic

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