Associations of Weight Status, Social Factors, and Active Travel Among College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 358-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Bopp ◽  
Timothy K. Behrens ◽  
Rachel Velecina
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Active Travel

scholarly journals Body mass index and weight status misperception among a sample of college students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Janatin Hastuti ◽  
Neni Trilusiana Rahmawati ◽  
Rusyad Adi Suriyanto
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Ordinal Regression ◽  
Ordinal Regression Analysis

Background: Weight status perception associates with objective weight status and is important in the management of weight control. To date, perception of weight status among Indonesian youths has not been reported.Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between body mass index and weight status perception in a sample of college students in Yogyakarta Province.Materials and Methods: A sample of 209 boys and 269 girls of college students in Yogyakarta Province were measured for their stature and body weight. Body mass index was calculated (BMI). Data of demographic, exercise, and diet were collected. Weight status perception was based on participant responses to a question regarding how they classified their own body size as underweight, normal, overweight, or obese. Ordinal regression analysis was performed to evaluate factors associated with weight status misperception among boys and girls.Results: Overall, 43.5% of boys and 37.5% of girls misclassified their own weight status by actual BMI. Of particular note, 75.9% of obese boys and 78.6% of obese girls underestimated their weight status as overweight or normal weight. Whereas, 9.1% and 23.4% of normal weight boys and girls respectively, overestimated their weight status. Ordinal regression analysis revealed that, weight status misperception from others was significantly contributed (p<0.01) to misperception of weight status among boys and girls with OR of 10.31 and 8.13 respectively. Diet practicing was significantly correlated with weight status misperception in boys (p<0.05) with an OR of 19.57.Conclusions: Weight status misperception was prevalent among normal weight and obese students. Obese students of both gender and normal weight boys tended to underestimate their weight status, whereas normal weight girls were likely to overestimate their weight status.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(2) 2017 p.225-232

Weight status and weight dissatisfaction of college students enrolled in a basic nutrition course

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUE A. RASOR-GREENHAEGH ◽  
ROBERTA S. HURLEY ◽  
DAVID D. WITT ◽  
ESTON BROWN ◽  
E. JEAN REBOVICH
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Nutrition Course

Examining influences on active travel by sex among college students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dangaia Sims ◽  
Melissa Bopp ◽  
Oliver W.A. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Active Travel

scholarly journals Pathways from Food Insecurity to Health Outcomes among California University Students

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna M. Martinez ◽  
Michael A. Grandner ◽  
Aydin Nazmi ◽  
Elias Ruben Canedo ◽  
Lorrene D. Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Student Characteristics ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact

The prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among college students is alarmingly high, yet the impact on student health has not been well investigated. The aim of the current study was to examine the simultaneous relationships between food insecurity and health-related outcomes including body mass index (BMI) and overall health in a college student population. Randomly sampled students in the University of California 10 campus system were invited to participate in an online survey in spring 2015. The analytic sample size was 8705 graduate and undergraduate students. Data were collected on FI in the past year, daily servings of fruits and vegetables (FV), number of days in the past week of enough sleep and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), height and weight, self-rated health, and student characteristics. Using path analysis, mediated pathways between FI, BMI, and poor health were examined through FV intake, number of days of MVPA and enough sleep. Analyses controlled for student characteristics. Mean BMI was 23.6 kg/m2 (SD, 5.0), and average self-rated health was good. FI was directly and indirectly related to higher BMI and poor health through three pathways. First, FI was related to fewer days of enough sleep, which in turn was related to increased BMI and poor health. Second, FI was related to fewer days of MVPA, which in turn was related to increased BMI and poor health. Third, FI was related to fewer daily servings of FV, which in turn was related to poor health. FI is associated with poor health behaviors among college students, which may contribute to higher weight status and poor health. These findings highlight the importance of food security for a healthy college experience.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Investigation Of College Students Attitudes Toward Californias New Menu-Labeling Law

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinar Avcibasioglu ◽  
Jessica Cardinale ◽  
Curt J. Dommeyer ◽  
Violetta Lebioda-Skoczen ◽  
Julie Liu Schettig
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Menu Labeling ◽  
Weight Support ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
The Law

In March of 2009, business students at a large public university in the Los Angeles area were polled about their attitudes towards a new menu-labeling law that was about to be implemented in California. It was hypothesized that the students would be in favor of the law and that those in favor of it would be inclined to select healthier items on the menu.  Moreover, it was hypothesized that the law would be favored more by females than males, and more by persons who perceive themselves as overweight than those who perceive themselves as average weight. Support was found for all of the hypotheses except for the one concerning a person’s perceived weight status. A student’s perceived weight status appears to have no effect on his or her reaction to the new menu-labeling law. The survey results indicate that menu-labeling will be effective in promoting better eating habits among college students who dine out.

scholarly journals Causes of Vocational College Students’ Reticence in EFL Classrooms of Mainland China – based on Panxi Vocational College

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Jun Fu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Classroom Behaviors ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Efl Classrooms

This article reports on a study of students’ reticence in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms in Panxi Vocational College in Sichuan Province of Mainland China. Forty-one students answered a 28-item questionnaire. The students’ reticence levels, general tendency of unwillingness-to-speak, and their learning behaviors were identified. Individual and social factors contributing to the reticence phenomenon in the vocational college’s EFL classrooms were also determined. The results suggested that culture have strong influences on Chinese vocational college students’ reticence. However, their habitual classroom behaviors that have been established for a long time should be taken into account in regard to their reticence.

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