Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/16124
Title: NUTRITIONAL STATUS DISORDERS IN STUDENT POPULATION
Authors: Stevanović, Dragana
Poskurica, Mina
Jovanovic, Jelena
Sreckovic, Miodrag
Zdravkovic, Vladimir
Poskurica, Mileta
Miloradovic, Vladimir
Djonović, Nela
Issue Date: 2021
Abstract: Obesity is a global health problem associated with numerous pathological conditions. Unhealthy eating habits and the lack of regular physical activity are considered the most common cause of disordered nutritional status. The aim of the research was to determine the nutritional status in student population and the pre-dictors which determine this condition. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 262 students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac (130 males and 132 females). Body weight and height, body mass index (BMI) and visceral fat (VF) were meas-ured. Each respondent completed a specially designed question-naire considering sociodemographic data, eating habits and physical activity. The majority of students have normal BMI values (75.6%), 5.3% were classified as underweight, 14.9% as overweight and 4.3% as obese. Normal VF values were found in 93.1% of subjects, while high in 5.7% and very high in 1.1%. A statistically significant difference in BMI and VF values was found between male and female gender (24.41 vs. 21.05, Sig = 0.000 and 5.47 vs. 3.07, Sig = 0.000, respectively), as well as between students of the first 4 and the last 2 years of study (Sig = 0.019 and 0.000 respectively). Unhealthy eating habits, such as the consumption of sweets, snacks, fast foods and white bread, and the absence of regular physical activity were statistically more present in overweight/obese respondents. Given the significant presence of pre-obesity/obesity in the examined population, corrective measures should be taken in this population in order to avoid a major health problem in the future.
URI: https://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/16124
Type: article
DOI: 10.2478/sjecr-2019-0027
ISSN: 1820-8665
SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85128745387
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kragujevac

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