Factors That Contribute To The Percentage Of Body Fat Among Malaysian Adolescents
Obesity or excess body fat in adolescents has become an increasing clinical and public health concern worldwide. In adolescents, body fat accumulation is a complex interaction of dietary, physical activity, genetic, environment and social factor. This study aims to determine the factors that cont...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
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2003
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11260/1/FPSK_M_2003_14_.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11260/ |
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| Summary: | Obesity or excess body fat in adolescents has become an increasing clinical and
public health concern worldwide. In adolescents, body fat accumulation is a complex
interaction of dietary, physical activity, genetic, environment and social factor. This
study aims to determine the factors that contribute to the percentage of body fat
among Malaysian adolescents.
A non-experimental cross sectional study was carried out among Form One and Two
secondary students (11 to 15 years old) in Kedah and Pulau Pinang. Respondents
were selected from a three-staged stratified random sampling from schools that
fulfilled the inclusion criteria of co-educational, multiracial composition, nonreligious
and non-residential.
Of the 6555 respondents (screening), the prevalence of underweight, normal weight
and overweight was 11.3%, 70.9% and 17.7% respectively. While underweight
prevalence was higher among the rural adolescents, prevalence of overweight was
higher among the urban adolescents. Body Mass Index measurements (n = 769) was
found to be a good measure of percentage of body fat (sensitivity and specificity). |
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