Overweight and obesity conditions: Prevalence and associated risk factors in nursing students in a public university in Medellín, Colombia

ABSTRACT: This work sought to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity conditions and the associated factors in nursing students in a public university in Medellín, Colombia. Methodology. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conductedn 2015. The study selected 171 participants through stratified random sampling. A structured questionnaire was applied and weight and height were taken to calculate the body mass index (BMI). Results. The prevalence of overweight condition was 25.1% and obesity at 7.6%. Statistically significant association exists with family background of overweight or obesity conditions (OR = 6.65) and the perception of unhealthy feeding (OR = 3.01). No association was found with cases suggesting anxiety and depression and physical activity. Conclusion. A high prevalence was found of overweight and obesity conditions in the population studied, which is why it is recommended to develop self-care programs in university populations, principally in Nursing, given that as future professionals they will be co-responsible for health promotion in individuals and collectives.

• Autores: Múnera Gaviria, Hugo Alberto; Salazar Blandón, Diego Alejandro; Pastor Durango, María del Pilar; Alzate Yepes, Teresita
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/11654
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/11654
• Palabra clave: Cross-sectional studies; Estudios transversales; Obesity; Obesidad; Overweight; Sobrepeso; Risk factors; Factores de riesgo; Students nursing; Estudiantes de enfermería
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/