Lifestyle Risk Factors of General and Abdominal Obesity in Students of the School of Medicine and Health Science of the University of Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Abstract

This study evaluated the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among students of the University for Development Studies, School of Medicine and Health Sciences (UDS-SMHS), Tamale, Ghana. Also, lifestyle risk factors for the two obesity indices were investigated. This study was conducted among a sample of 646 students. Anthropometric measures of weight, height, and waist circumference were appropriately assessed. The prevalence of general and abdominal obesity was 1.9% and 4.2%, respectively. Risk factors of general obesity were being female (crude OR = 6.9, 95% CI = 1.85–25.80, P = 0.0021), engaging in light PA (OR = 12.45, 95% CI = 2.96–52.41, P = 0.0006), being aged 28–37 years (OR = 5.37, 95% CI = 1.39–20.68, P = 0.0329), nonintake of coffee (OR = 4.1, 95% CI = 1.10–15.28, P = 0.0357), being married (OR = 5.7, 95% CI = 1.48–22.02, P = 0.0286), and being abdominally obese (OR = 02.7, 95% CI = 25.61–11.60, P < 0.0001). Risk factors for abdominal obesity were being female, being married, having general obesity, and nonintake of coffee. Abdominal obesity was more prevalent than general obesity. Risk factors included being female, married, and generally obese and nonintake of coffee.

Magnitude and Performance of Percentage Body Fat and Fat Mass Index in Determining Overweight/Obesity among University Undergraduate Students in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana.&nbsp;

“…These gures were doubled when overweight/obesity prevalence was de ned by PBF. The prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity observed in this study are similar to those observed among University students from Botswana [20] and Ghana [21] who used the internationally accepted threshold for BMI. Also, Peltzer, et al [22] in a cross-sectional study among university students from 22 countries reported that the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 18.9% and 5.8% among male students; 14.1% and 5.2% among female students, respectively which is similar our present ndings.…”

The Relationship Between Black Coffee Consumption and Weight Status

“…This is particularly interesting due to the strong correlations found in previous studies such as those by Fathi et al (2016) and Lee et al (2017). Though a meta-analysis performed Fardet and Boirie (2014) of all coffee consumption studies stated that high levels of coffee consumption are associated with increased risk of obesity, there are studies that show just the opposite, such as those by Grosso et al (2015) and Mogre et al (2014).…”

“…On the other hand, many researchers (Grosso et al, 2015;Mogre, Nyaba, & Aleyira, 2014) have found the opposite to be true. In the analysis of the results from the Polish arm of the HAPIEE study, Grosso et al found a statistically significant inverse trend between coffee consumption and BMI.…”

Obesity Determined by Different Measures and its Impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life of Young-Adult Nigerians

“…One must keep in mind however that a 2010 WHO report indicates that 29 and 45.1% of adult male and female Nigerians respectively were overweight/obese (Ono et al, 2012). Mogre et al (2014) reported that the prevalence of general overweight/obesity among University students in Tamale, Ghana was found to be 12.2%. A study of medical students in Delhi, India gave a prevalence of 16.4% for overweight/obesity (Chhabra et al, 2006), while 10.4% of university students in Malaysia were found to be overweight (Hazizi et al, 2012).…”