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Correlations between Excessive Body Mass Index, Body Perception, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Functions among Youths in an Urban Setting of Vietnam
Joint Authors
Ngo, Tam Thi
Nguyen, Lan. P. T.
Nguyen, Bach X.
Nguyen, Yen H. N.
Phan, Hang T.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Young adults are susceptible to overweight and obesity and their adverse outcomes.
However, limited studies have been conducted to understand this health problem in Vietnamese youths.
This study was conducted to examine the rate of overweight and obesity, as well as the relationship between this condition on body perception, physical activity, and respiratory function among young adults in Hanoi, Vietnam.
We performed a cross-sectional survey with 367 students aged 18-25 years at the Hanoi University of Pharmacy from June 2017 to June 2018.
The result showed that the rate of overweight and obesity in our sample was 16.6%.
There were 55.7% of overweight/obese students having the misperception of their body image.
Results of multivariate regression analysis showed that overweight/obesity increased nearly three times (OR=2.8, 95% CI: 1.5-5.0) the ability to be active.
Overweight/obese students with physical activity had a better respiratory function.
To conclude, this study underlined the associations between overweight and obesity with physical activity, body image, and respiratory function in our young sample.
Further longitudinal studies should be warranted to examine their causal relationships.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nguyen, Lan. P. T.& Nguyen, Bach X.& Ngo, Tam Thi& Nguyen, Yen H. N.& Phan, Hang T.. 2020. Correlations between Excessive Body Mass Index, Body Perception, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Functions among Youths in an Urban Setting of Vietnam. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138203
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nguyen, Lan. P. T.…[et al.]. Correlations between Excessive Body Mass Index, Body Perception, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Functions among Youths in an Urban Setting of Vietnam. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138203
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nguyen, Lan. P. T.& Nguyen, Bach X.& Ngo, Tam Thi& Nguyen, Yen H. N.& Phan, Hang T.. Correlations between Excessive Body Mass Index, Body Perception, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Functions among Youths in an Urban Setting of Vietnam. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138203
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138203