scholarly journals Key Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in Adult Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
M. Popovicova ◽  
M. Belovicova ◽  
P. Snopek ◽  
J. Babecka
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

Introduction: According to experts, overweight and obesity, are the most dangerous civilization diseases of today. World- wide, over 312 million people are obese and another 1.3 billion suffer from obesity. Increased weight is a significant health risk and it means a decrease in quality of life and, especially in life expectancy. Because of this, in our research, weaddressthe problem of current society which is overweight and obesity. Methods:To verify hypotheses, we used chi-square test of inde- pendence. It is a universal statistical test with wide use. It is most often used to verify the relation between nominal type variables. Results:By analyzing the results, we have found that over- weight or obesity of the parents, respondents’ satisfaction, eating habits and gender are related to overweight and obesity of the respondents. However, we have not found a relation between the physical activity of the respondents and their overweight or obesity. In case our respondents do not exercise and have bad eating habits, their body weight would be likely to increase. Conclusion:To prevent the development of overweight and obesity and its complications that have a negative impact on our health, it is necessary to make a targeted and effective in- tervention that is aimed at a healthy lifestyle.

Malocclusion: Social, Functional and Emotional Influence on Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
PA Martins-Júnior ◽  
LS Marques ◽  
ML Ramos-Jorge ML
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: To determine the association between types of malocclusion and quality of life in children between 8-10 years of age and establish correlations between the severity of the malocclusion and particular bio-psychosocial variables. Study design: The sample was made up of 102 schoolchildren aged 8-10 years. Clinical exams were performed using the criteria of the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) to determine the presence and severity of malocclusions. The impact on quality of life was assessed using the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ8-10). Statistical analysis involved the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and Spearman's correlation analysis. Results: Malocclusions affected 61% of the children examined. There was a positive correlation between total CPQ8-10 and DAI scores (P = 0.034). The following types of malocclusion had a significant effect on the quality of life of the children: upper anterior irregularity ≥ 2 mm, anterior open bite ≥ 2mm and diastema ≥ 2mm. Children with malocclusion experienced a greater negative impact on quality of life in comparison to those without malocclusion. Conclusions: Malocclusions had a negative influence over the quality of life of children between 8-10 years of age. More severe malocclusions had a greater impact with regard to social, emotional and functional aspects.

scholarly journals Selected lifestyle elements in adolescents attending high schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-156
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
P Value ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Individual Choices ◽  
Health Objective

Background. Lifestyle encompasses, among other things, eating habits, physical activity, and the use of stimulants. Individual choices in this area have a direct impact on human health. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the lifestyle in adolescents and to verify whether there is a relationship between selected lifestyle elements and gender. Materials and methods. A total of 304 students (160 women and 144 men) were included in the study. The study used an original questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to assess the correlations between gender and eating habits, physical activity and the use of stimulants among adolescents. A p-value Results. The students surveyed usually have 4-5 meals daily at 3-4-hour intervals (50.33% and 53.8%, respectively). They consume confectionery up to several times a week (35.2%), as declared by more women than men (41.9% of women and 27.8% of men). Adolescents usually practise physical exercise several times a week (36.51%), as reported by 29.38% of women and 44.44% of men. Occasional alcohol consumption was reported by 44.38% of women and 42.4% of men. A total of 61.92% of respondents were non-smokers, as declared by more women than men. Conclusions. The majority of adolescents lead an unhealthy lifestyle in terms of eating habits, alcohol consumption and smoking. Positive behaviours were observed for physical activity. Some lifestyle elements were correlated with gender. Women devote less time to physical activity compared to men. Men have a higher tendency to consume carbonated beverages and higher amounts of alcohol than women. The obtained research results indicate the need for health education.

scholarly journals Factors Related to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Complaints on Employees in the Bank BNI Branch of Palu

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Abdul Hamid ◽  
Zikri Fathur Rahman ◽  
Suherdin Suherdin ◽  
Sri Widati ◽  
Y. Denny Ardyanto Wahyudiono
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Branch Bank

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a disorder that occurs due to carpal tunnel or a gap in the lower hand to the wrist narrowing. The National Health Interview Study (NHIS) estimates that the reported prevalence of CTS among the adult population is 1.55% (2.6 million). This research was conducted at BNI Branch Bank Palu. The research objective is to determine the factors associated with complaints of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) on employees at BNI Branch Bank Palu. The type of research used is quantitative using a cross-sectional approach. The number of samples was 109 people. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test at the level of confidence (ρ <0.05). The results showed that there was a relationship between years of service (ρ = 0.005), length of work (ρ = 0,000), repetitive movements (ρ = 0.001) and gender (ρ = 0.006) with complaints of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) on employees at the Bank BNI Palu Branch. It is recommended to employees of Bank BNI Branch Palu to do muscle stretches such as moving the fingers, reducing the emphasis on the carpal tunnel, to avoid the danger of disturbances originating from repetitive and monotonous movements in the long term.

scholarly journals Consumer behaviour of young generation in slovakia towards cocoa-enriched honey

10.5219/1013 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Šedík ◽  
Elena Horská ◽  
Eva Ivanišová ◽  
Miroslava Kačániová ◽  
Andrzej Krasnodębski
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Sensory Attributes ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Product Positioning ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Chi Square Test

The new trend of healthy lifestyle increases consumers´ attention towards superfoods or functional food. Due to this fact, honey enriched with various healthy foods such as cocoa, cinnamon, ginger or dried fruits has started to appear on the European market. The aim of this research paper was to investigate consumer´s perception and preferences for cocoa-enriched honey. Consumer research was based on questionnaire survey extended by product testing. This survey was conducted in 2018 (February and March) and in total 257 young Slovak consumers between 18 - 30 years participated. Each respondent tested and evaluated sensory attributes of the product (taste, aroma, colour and texture) using a 5-point scale. Statistical analyses included Friedman test, Mann-Whitney U test, Fisher's Exact Test, Pearson Chi-square test and Cramer'V coefficient. Results showed that the cocoa-enriched honey was evaluated as tasty, aromatic, gently, delicious, special, with ideal sweetness and amount of cocoa. All sensory attributes were evaluated positively (2 - good). Females were more interested in the purchase of this product. Moreover, the product would be purchased mostly by respondents who consider it a healthier alternative to commercial chocolate spreads or by those who consider their eating habits healthy. Laboratory tests revealed that the antioxidant activity of the product was higher in comparison to normal honey. In conclusion, the obtained information could be used in product positioning, promotion and designing appropriate marketing strategy.

scholarly journals Perception of producers, entrepreneurs and academics of the agricultural industry about the current situation of the Mexican countryside (Analysis of the Period 1982 - 2018)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
José Manuel Núñez-Olivera ◽  
Rodolfo Cabral-Parra ◽  
Miguel Ángel Noriega-García ◽  
Sonia Navarro-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Analysis Group ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Impact

This study was conducted with the objective of determining the perception about the Mexican countryside, farmers, entrepreneurs and academics analyze the period 1982 to 2018. 30 producers, 20 businessmen and 10 academics, were selected in each region. Each of the groups were surveyed in their own workplaces, about their personal perception of the current situation of the Mexican countryside, 36 years after its implementation (1982). The collected data were analyzed by Chi-square test (x 2), 95% confidence, using descriptive statistics also by analysis group. The results show significant differences between the groups considered, according to its particular perception on the impact of globalization. Producers mostly considered that it did not serve and led to more poverty and problems in the field, while employers to a greater extent compared with this perception, since for them, globalization improved the productivity and the quality of life. Among academics there were discrepancies equal in terms of the positive or negative impact. It is no doubt that globalization is a complex phenomenon that had contrasting results, characterized by enormous economic inequality caused.

scholarly journals Eating and Lifestyle of University Students During the Worldwide Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
P. Snopek ◽  
J. Bejtkovsky ◽  
M. Popovicova ◽  
M. Belovicova
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
University Students ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Biological Age ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender

Objective: The aim of this article was to find whether the global COVID-19 pandemic could affect eating habits in the form of breakfast as the first meal of the day, and whether due to the global COVID-19 pandemic there was achange in body weight in selected university students studying in the Czech Republic. Design:Structured anonymous online questionnaire survey Participans:Atotal of 628 university students studying in the Czech Republic (68.95% women; 31.05% men) mostly aged 20 to 29 (63.38%) Methods:Mathematical-statistical methods were used to ver- ify the established research questions, namely Pearson's chi- square test and to investigate the strength of the dependence - Cramer's V. Results and Conclusion:There is arelationship between reg- ular eating habits in the form of breakfast as the first morning meal of aday, before and during COVID-19 and gender and also the biological age of respondents. Furthermore, it was found that there is astatistically significant relationship be- tween the change in body weight during COVID-19 and gen- der, as well as the biological age of the respondents.

scholarly journals Chi Square Test Correlation of Physical Activity of Obese Children of Three Libyan Cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Fawzi Elabani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
History Of ◽  
Test Correlation

Background-The highest prevalence of childhood obesity have been observed in developed countries, however its prevalence is increasing in developing countries as well.Objectives-To evaluate demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 1361 children and adolescents of three Libyan cities Tripoli, Zawia, and Geryan (Tripoli- girls; n =369, boys; n = 290, Zawia- girls; n =250, boys; n = 89, and Geryan- girls; n =230, boys; n = 133) aged 3-19 years. Methods-The study was carried out at Central Tripoli Pediatric Hospital during a year 2016/17.The researcher took the anthropometric measurements inside the nurse's room of the out-patient department (OPD), and gave a questionnaire to children to be answered by one of the child's parents. The questionnaire included questions related to the socioeconomic status, life style (physical activity and eating habits) and family history of overweight and obesity.In this paper a Chi square test of independence is used to measures whether there is a relationship between gender and physical activity.The results shows that there is a significant relationship between the physical activity and the gender for all three cities.    

scholarly journals Poor Health-related Physical Fitness Performance Increases the Overweight and Obesity Risk in Elderly People From Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Fu Lee ◽  
Chien-Chang Ho ◽  
Hui-Ling Chen ◽  
Ching-Yu Tseng ◽  
Xin-Yu Hsieh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Muscle Quality ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Chi Square Test

Abstract Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the associations between health-related physical fitness performance and overweight/obesity risk among Taiwanese healthy older adults. Methods A secondary dataset from the nationwide survey with 21,630 data was applied in this study. Demographic characteristics, life habits, perceived health status, anthropometric assessments, and health-related physical fitness measurements from this dataset were analyzed using the chi-square test, one-way analysis of variance, and logistic regression analysis. Results The results indicated that overweight and obesity significantly reduced health-related physical fitness performance in the Taiwanese older adult population. In particular, the upper extremity muscular endurance scores of older adults with poor activity and physical fitness scores revealed obesity as a critical indicator of health-related physical fitness performance. Conclusions Future studies can use muscle quality or body fat classification to predict obesity in older adults, which could more precisely portray the relationship between obesity and health-related physical fitness performance.

scholarly journals Faktor risiko sarapan pagi dan makanan selingan terhadap kejadian overweight pada remaja sekolah menengah atas

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Festilia Agusanty ◽  
Istiti Kandarina ◽  
I Made Alit Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

Background: Overweight or obesity during childhood and adolescence are important risk factors for the presence of adult overweight or obesity. Eating habits in childhood and adolescence influence their healthy condition. Prospective studies of breakfast habits and nutritional status suggest an inverse (protective) association between the frequency of eating breakfast and the risk for overweight and obesity and relationships between no breakfast and increasing body weight.Objective: To examine risk factor of breakfast and snacking related to overweight status in adolescents.Method: This was the observational study with case control design. The first step of the study was screening to have a prevalence of overweight in adolescents. The second step was case control study participated by 100 overweight adolescents and 100 normal weight adolescents in senior high school matched in sex, age, and school. Data collected were weight and height measurements for nutritional status, respondent identity and characteristic, breakfast dan snacking habits and physical activity. Statistical analysis used Chi-Square statistics and multivariable logistic regression analysis.Results: Prevalence of overweight in adolescents were 16,8%. There was significant association between breakfast with overweight (p<0,05; OR=3.1; 95% CI=1.4-7.47). There was no association between snacking and overweight, but there was significant association between frequency of snacking (OR=1.9; 95% CI=1.05-3.50), the energy of snacking (OR=2.1; 95% CI=1.13-4.02), and carbohydrate of snacking (OR=4.5; 95% CI=1.94-11.50) with overweight. In the multivariate model, breakfast habits, carbohydrate of snacking and physical activity had a significant association with overweight.Conclusion: Skipping breakfast was a risk factor for overweight in adolescence. Adolescents who had to snack more than twice a day were having the greater risk factor for overweight.

The Influence of Age and Gender on Mandibular Indices among the Libyan Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Bone Mineralization ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
T Test ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Libyan Population

Radiographic Mandibular Indices serve as easy and relatively cheap tools for evaluating bone mineralization. Objectives: To examine the effect of age and gender on three mandibular indices: the panoramic mandibular index (PMI), the mandibular ratio (MR) and the mandibular cortical index (MCI), among Libyan population. Methods: The three indices were measured on 317 digital (OPGs) of adult humans (155 males, 162 females). The sample was divided into six age groups (from 18-25 years through 56-65 years). The measurements were analyzed for interactions with age and sex, using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Studies) software version no. 22. The tests employed were two way ANOVA, the unpaired T-test and chi-square test. Results: The mean PMI fluctuated between 0.37 s.d. 0.012 and 0.38 s.d. 0.012. among the sixth age groups. One-way ANOVA statistical test revealed no significant of age on PMI. On the other hand gender variation has effect on PMI, since independent sample t-test disclosed that the difference between the male and female PMI means statistically significant. ANOVA test showed that the means of MR among age groups showed a negative correlation i.e. MR mean declined from 3.01 in 18-25 age groups to 2.7 in 55-65 age groups. In contrary, the gender showed no effect on MR according two sample t-test at p> 0.05. In regards with MCI, statistical analysis showed that it affected by age that is C1 was decreasing by age while C2 and C3 were increased by age. Using chi square test the result indicated that there is a significant difference among the different age group and the two genders in MCI readings. Conclusion: PMI was influenced significantly by age but minimally by the gender. MR is not affected by gender but has a negative correlation with age. MCI is affected by both age and gender

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