HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology 66 (2015) 176–186
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Prevalence of overweight and underweight and its associated factors among male and female university students in Thailand Supa Pengpid a,b,∗, Karl Peltzer a,c,d a ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Madidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom 73170, Thailand b Department of Research Innovation & Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga 0727, South Africa c HIV/AIDS/SIT/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, South Africa d Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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Article history: Received 18 June 2013 Accepted 2 November 2014
a b s t r a c t Lifestyle habits of Thai society lead young people to conditions of potential cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight/obese and underweight along with associated factors in a sample of Thai university students. Using a cross-sectional survey, we assessed anthropometric measurements and a self-administered questionnaire among university students selected by stratified random sampling. The sample included 860 undergraduate university students from Mae Fah Luang University in Thailand (27.3% males), with age ranging from 18 to 25 years (M = 20.1, SD = 1.3 years). Results indicated that the median BMI was 20.2, which was higher in men than in women. Overall, 21.5% were underweight (
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Prevalence of overweight and underweight and its associated factors among male and female university students in Thailand Supa Pengpid a,b,∗, Karl Peltzer a,c,d a ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Madidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom 73170, Thailand b Department of Research Innovation & Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga 0727, South Africa c HIV/AIDS/SIT/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, South Africa d Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
a r t i c l e
i n f o
Article history: Received 18 June 2013 Accepted 2 November 2014
a b s t r a c t Lifestyle habits of Thai society lead young people to conditions of potential cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight/obese and underweight along with associated factors in a sample of Thai university students. Using a cross-sectional survey, we assessed anthropometric measurements and a self-administered questionnaire among university students selected by stratified random sampling. The sample included 860 undergraduate university students from Mae Fah Luang University in Thailand (27.3% males), with age ranging from 18 to 25 years (M = 20.1, SD = 1.3 years). Results indicated that the median BMI was 20.2, which was higher in men than in women. Overall, 21.5% were underweight (
