Prevalence of Obesity with its Associated Modifiable Risk Factors among Adolescents of Aged 17-24 Years: Cross-Sectional Study

Life and Science Pub Date : 2024-05-05 DOI:10.37185/lns.1.1.362

Shah Zaib, Tahira Raza, Afnan Ahmad, Shahzaib Anwar, Syed Muhammad Haroon Tariq, Tahir Mubashar

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Objective: This study aims to point out the association of modifiable risk factors and the prevalence and riskfactors of overweight and obesity among adolescents aged 17-24 years.Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Department of Community Medicine, CombinedMilitary Hospital (CMH) College Lahore, Pakistan from April 2022 to May 2022.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample size of 108 adult males through nonprobabilityconvenient sampling in CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. HbA1c tests were conducted to checkblood sugar. A questionnaire was distributed to collect data. SPSS software was used for the analysis of datausing the Chi-square test.Results: A total of 108 male cadets participated in the study. Mean age was 20.20 years ±1.4 SD. The majority ofparticipants were involved in physical activity and had healthy eating habits. Eighty-nine percent ofrespondents fall in the category of normal body mass index & 6.5% in the category of overweight & obese & 3.7% were underweight. Forty-seven percent of subjects were physically active for ≤ 3 days/week & 57.4% wereengaged for > 3 days/week. Fifty-seven percent of respondents had a screen time of 5-7 hours/day & 11.1% has> 7 hours/day. Among 108 respondents, 37% had snacking habits in between meals 1-2 times/week & 20.4%has 3-4 times/week.Conclusion: This study concludes that apart from non-modifiable risk factors, modifiable risk factors also have a major influence on the prevalence of overweight & obesity. Those who exercise & eat healthy have less risk ofdeveloping obesity as compared to those who have poor physical activity & unhealthy eating habits. How to cite this: Zaib S, Raza T, Ahmad A, Anwar S, Tariq SMH, Mubashar T. Prevalence of Obesity with its Associated Modifiable Risk Factors Among Adolescents of Aged 17-24 Years: Cross Sectional Study. Life and Science. 2024; 5(2): 210-215. doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.362

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研究目的本研究旨在指出可改变的风险因素与 17-24 岁青少年超重和肥胖的发生率和风险因素之间的关联：横断面描述性研究：研究地点和时间：研究于2022年4月至2022年5月在巴基斯坦拉合尔联合军事医院（CMH）社区医学系进行：方法：在巴基斯坦拉合尔的拉合尔医学院联合军事医院（CMH）通过非概率抽样对 108 名成年男性进行了横断面研究。通过 HbA1c 测试检测血糖。调查问卷用于收集数据。使用 SPSS 软件对数据进行了卡方检验：共有 108 名男学员参加了研究。平均年龄为 20.20 岁 ±1.4 SD。大多数参与者参加体育锻炼，并有健康的饮食习惯。89% 的受试者体重指数正常，6.5% 超重和肥胖，3.7% 体重不足。47%的受访者每周参加体育锻炼的时间少于 3 天，57.4%的受访者每周参加体育锻炼的时间多于 3 天。57%的受访者每天使用屏幕的时间为 5-7 小时，11.1%的受访者每天使用屏幕的时间超过 7 小时。在 108 名受访者中，37% 的受访者有在两餐之间吃零食的习惯，1-2 次/周，20.4% 的受访者有 3-4 次/周：本研究的结论是，除了不可改变的风险因素外，可改变的风险因素也对超重和肥胖的发生率有重大影响。与运动量少和饮食习惯不健康的人相比，运动量大和饮食健康的人患肥胖症的风险较低。如何引用：Zaib S, Raza T, Ahmad A, Anwar S, Tariq SMH, Mubashar T. 《17-24 岁青少年肥胖及其相关可改变风险因素的患病率》：横断面研究。生命与科学》。2024; 5(2):210-215. doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.362

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