Obesity and overweight among sample of foundation of technical education students in Iraq during 2011

Abstract EN

The aims of this study are to find the prevalence of obesity among the studied sample, the BMI, waist and hip ratio, and to find out any association between BMI, W ∕ H Ratio and socio-demographic variables.

Methods :- A cross-sectional study conducted in College of Health and Medical Technology, College of Administration Technology, Almansour medical technology Institute, Bab-almoadham Medical Technology Institute.

The data was collected by self-recording of a previously designed questionnaire to obtain socio-demographic information and the sampling was systematic random one.

Results : 63.8 % of the studied sample of students was in the age 21-25 years.

The studied ample was 500 students 64.4 % male and 35.6 % female, about 35.5 % of students were overweight.

A significant association between the family history of obesity and gender with BMI.

Highly significant association of Hip circumference with age and BMI.

The mean age for male was 20.9 ± 23.7 years, while for female was 19.1± years, there was significant association with W ∕ H Ratio (p = 0.000) for both sexes.

A positive correlation was obtained between BMI and age, WC., HC., W ∕ H Ratio Conclusions : A significant association between the family history of obesity and gender with BMI.

Hip circumference was significantly associated with age and BMI.

A positive correlation was obtained between BMI and age, WC., HC., W ∕ H Ratio.