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ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2012

Trends of Obesity and Overweight among College Students in Oman: A cross sectional study.

Hashim Al-Kilani, Mostafa Waly, Randa Yousef

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Article in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hashim Al-KilaniDepartment of Physical Education, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;
Mostafa Waly
Randa Yousef
Sultan Qaboos University · OM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBody mass index (BMI), total body fat (TBF), and physical activity in relation to obesity and overweight prevalence among Omani students were studied.

methodsA cross-sectional study of 202 Omani students (101 males and 101 females) from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) was carried out. Data were collected by interview using a structured questionnaire. Weight, TBF and physical activity score (PAS) were measured using TANITA scales, and height measured using a standardised measuring tape.

resultsSUBJECTS WERE CLASSIFIED BASED ON BMI AS: underweight (2.48%), normal weight (69.31%), overweight (26.73%) and obese (1.49%). According to TBF, 32.67% of students had low body fat scores (BFS), 26.73% high BFS and 22.28% very high BFS. Low BFS was insignificantly less likely with the increase in the mean hours of weekly exercising, (odds ratio [OR] = 0.708; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.448, 1.119) and the PAS (OR = 0.728; 95% CI= 0.562, 0.944). Among high and very high BFS students, the mean hours of weekly exercising (6.73±1.20) and physical activity scores (7.51±1.67) were higher than those of healthy students. Nutrition knowledge was higher among healthy students compared to low BFS, and high and very high BFS subjects. Higher nutrition knowledge was associated with a non-significant lower risk of low BFS (OR = 0.986; 95% CI = 0.958, 1.015), high and very high BFS (OR = 0.984; 95% CI = 0.961, 1.008).

conclusionHigh and very high BFS were prevalent among subjects with sedentary lifestyles. Nutritional and physical activity interventions should be introduced to combat the problem of overweight students.

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LifestyleObesityOmanPhysical ActivityStudents

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PMCPMC3286720
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