Leena Walid Hussain
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, KSA
Title: Assessing obesity, physical activity, diet and body image among students at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Submitted Date: 06-09-2017
Biography
Abstract
Introduction & Aim: In recent years, the prevalence of obesity in Saudi Arabia has increased due to a number of modern lifestyle factors, which depict lack of awareness in certain regards. Social awareness was in regards to the implications andrnnegative e ects of obesity, physical activity, diet and body image perception on morbidity and mortality levels. e prevalencernof obesity in Saudi Arabia calculated in a previous study was higher among women (33.5% vs. 24.1%), which can be contributed to lifestyle and psychosocial factors. is study hypothesized the positive correlation between; obesity, physical activity, diet and body image perception. Once an understanding of the correlation between these factors has been formed, an interventional process can be taken to reduce the negative impact on the community’s well-being.rnrnMethods: e study was conducted at Princess Nourah University over a period of ten months. 486 students were interviewed with survey instruments in the form of validated questionnaires. e inclusion criteria were students who were willing to participate.rnrnResults & Conclusion: First, the results highlight the prevalence of overweight students (20.2%) with a low rate of obesity (6.4%) Second, there was a direct proportion between an unhealthy lifestyle and high body mass index. Finally, the correlationrnbetween BMI and Body image shows that body image has a positive relationship with the BMI scores. As the majority of students who had higher BMI scores has also had greater rates of negative body image. is study establishes a positive corelation between obesity, physical activity, diet and body image.