Eating Habits and Other Risk Factors: Are the Future Health Care Service Providers Really at Risk for Life Style Disorders?
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Adolescence period is crucial period in life, characterized by rapid rate of growth. It is need to study risk factors among this group to apply primary prevention and to know whether future care providers are having any risk of acquiring life style disorders as they are the future role models of society. Objective: To study the dietary and other risk factors for acquiring life style related disorders and to correlate anthropometry measurements with these risk factors. Method: Medical, Physiotherapy and Nursing students met with age criteria of adolescent (17-19) as per WHO were included in the study. Prior permissions from the head of institute were procured. Pre tested structured self-administered questionnaire used, containing questions on various risk factors of acquiring life style related disorders with anthropometry measurements to correlate. Data entered and analyzed in MS excel. Appropriate statistical tests were applied. Results: Total 290 participants enrolled, out of them 240 (82.76%) females and 50 (17.24%) males. Out of those, 153 (52.75%) having habit of eating outside home at least once in a week. 80(27.5%)participants reported ,they never play outdoor games, while 18(6.21%) reported ,they never do exercise. 21 participants (7.24%) having BMI ≥ 25, from this, 17(5.86%) females and 4 (1.38%) males. Out of total 240 females, 20 having Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) > 0.85, while no male having WHR > 1. Conclusion: Eating habits and physical activity were good among medical students, BUT it’s essential to promote healthy lifestyle practices.
Authors and Affiliations
Sukesha Gamit, Binita Desai, Mitesh Dabhi, J. K. Kosambiya
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