Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

The university represents a critical space for students in terms of prevalence of malnutrition. The objective of this study was to determine the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (% BF), waist circumference (WC), and anemia in university students. A cross-sectional study was carried out in...

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author Quiliche Castañeda, Ruth B.
Turpo Chaparro, Josue Edison
Hanco Torres, Jesus
Saintila, Jacksaint
Ruiz Mamani, Percy German
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Quiliche Castañeda, Ruth B.
Ruiz Mamani, Percy German
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Turpo Chaparro, Josue Edison
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Turpo Chaparro, Josue Edison
Hanco Torres, Jesus
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description The university represents a critical space for students in terms of prevalence of malnutrition. The objective of this study was to determine the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (% BF), waist circumference (WC), and anemia in university students. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2,285 university students from Lima, Peru. The sample was selected by nonprobability convenience sampling. Anthropometric data and hemoglobin levels were measured. The Chi-square test was used. The analysis of the associated factors was done using binary logistic regression. A significance level of 5% was considered. There were no significant differences between men and women in BMI ( p > 0.05 ). The men presented significantly high and very high levels of % BF ( p < 0.001 ). The proportion of women who presented anemia and high and very high WC was significantly higher compared to men ( p < 0.001 ). Being older than 27 years (ORB = 2.07; 95% CI = 1.19–3.6), being male (ORB = 2.68; 95% CI = 2.02–3.55), studying at the engineering faculty (ORB = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.09–1.79), having excess body fat (ORB = 8.17; 95% CI = 6.13–10.87), and having an elevated WC (ORB = 35.51; 95% CI = 25.06–50.33) significantly predicted overweight/obesity. The findings of this study suggest that college students, especially males and those who are not enrolled in health sciences colleges, should be a priority in healthy lifestyle interventions, particularly nutritional education programs, to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
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spelling oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/7802026-11-02T22:00:04ZOverweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional StudyQuiliche Castañeda, Ruth B.Turpo Chaparro, Josue EdisonHanco Torres, JesusSaintila, JacksaintRuiz Mamani, Percy GermanThe university represents a critical space for students in terms of prevalence of malnutrition. The objective of this study was to determine the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (% BF), waist circumference (WC), and anemia in university students. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2,285 university students from Lima, Peru. The sample was selected by nonprobability convenience sampling. Anthropometric data and hemoglobin levels were measured. The Chi-square test was used. The analysis of the associated factors was done using binary logistic regression. A significance level of 5% was considered. There were no significant differences between men and women in BMI ( p > 0.05 ). The men presented significantly high and very high levels of % BF ( p < 0.001 ). The proportion of women who presented anemia and high and very high WC was significantly higher compared to men ( p < 0.001 ). Being older than 27 years (ORB = 2.07; 95% CI = 1.19–3.6), being male (ORB = 2.68; 95% CI = 2.02–3.55), studying at the engineering faculty (ORB = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.09–1.79), having excess body fat (ORB = 8.17; 95% CI = 6.13–10.87), and having an elevated WC (ORB = 35.51; 95% CI = 25.06–50.33) significantly predicted overweight/obesity. The findings of this study suggest that college students, especially males and those who are not enrolled in health sciences colleges, should be a priority in healthy lifestyle interventions, particularly nutritional education programs, to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity.Articlehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34925917https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2021/5049037.pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5049037PMC867405010.1155/2021/5049037https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/78034925917W4200479628enJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322021-12-082026-06-13T09:35:01Z2026-06-13T09:35:01Z
spellingShingle Quiliche Castañeda, Ruth B.
Turpo Chaparro, Josue Edison
Hanco Torres, Jesus
Saintila, Jacksaint
Ruiz Mamani, Percy German
Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort overweight and obesity body fat waist circumference and anemia in peruvian university students a cross sectional study
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34925917
https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2021/5049037.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5049037
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/780
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