Prevalence and Dietary Factors Associated with Obesity Among University Female Students

Abstract

There is an intensifying occurrence of obesity in third world countries about 3 times in past two decades as these states are becoming more
residential, by means of raised utilization of calorie rich food and by inactive everyday life. According to a number of researches fresher
students put on weight more significantly Some of variables were recognized to have been related with obesity among university students Objective: To find the prevalence of obesity in university female students and dietary factors associated with obesity Methodology: One hundred forty asymptomatic females were recruited from different backgrounds and with different education levels in the study. Participants were asked to fill obesity questionnaire which contained demographic data as well as dietary factors and other social factors. Body Mass Index was used to determine the obesity within in the studied sample. Informed consent forms were signed before the questionnaire and participants were made sure of their privacy Results: The mean age of participants were 21.96±3.04 years, mean height 5.7± 4.203 Feet, mean weight 57.67 ± 10.74 kilograms. The results signify that almost 19 percent females were over-weight.Conclusion: This study concluded that nineteen percent
females were over-weight or obese. There was significant association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dietary factors.