Factors That Affect Body Mass Index of Adults

This paper aims to determine the factors that contribute to the body mass index (BMI) of adults and evaluate the eating habits of the individuals. The study was conducted on 498 adults whose ages were ranging from 20 to 85. The data were collected using a questionnaire form that consisted of questio...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Pakistan journal of nutrition : PJN 2014, Vol.13 (5), p.255-260
Hauptverfasser: Asil, Esma, Surucuoglu, Metin Saip, Cakiroglu, Funda Pinar, Ucar, Asli, Ozcelik, Ayse Ozfer, Yilmaz, Mustafa Volkan, Akan, Lale Sariye
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:This paper aims to determine the factors that contribute to the body mass index (BMI) of adults and evaluate the eating habits of the individuals. The study was conducted on 498 adults whose ages were ranging from 20 to 85. The data were collected using a questionnaire form that consisted of questions concerning general characteristics of individuals, frequency of food consumption and eating habits. BMI of the 55% of the individuals participated in the study is 25 or higher than 25. The average BMI of the individuals differs according to age, educational, marital, smoking status, parity and sleep duration. According to standardized regression coefficient; factors affecting BMI in the order of importance are the following: age, educational, marital, smoking status and sleep duration. Age, educational, marital, smoking status and sleep duration were found to affect the BMI. The analysis of genetic and environmental factors affecting obesity is required to reveal the factors affecting body mass index of individuals more clearly.
ISSN:1680-5194
1994-7984
DOI:10.3923/pjn.2014.255.260