Living alone and prediction of weight gain and overweight/obesity in university students: a retrospective cohort study.
J Am Coll Health
; 71(5): 1417-1426, 2023 07.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To assess the clinical impact of living alone on weight gain in university students.Participants:
This retrospective cohort study included 17540 male and 8854 female university students admitted to a national university in Japan.Methods:
An association between living arrangement and the incidence of weight gain ≥10% and overweight/obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2) was assessed using multivariable-adjusted Poisson regression models.Results:
Weight gain was observed in 1889 (10.8%) male and 1516 (17.1%) female students during 3.0 and 2.9 years of the mean observational period, respectively. Living alone was identified as a significant predictor of weight gain (adjusted incidence rate ratio of living alone vs. living with family 1.24 [1.13-1.36] and 1.76 [1.58-1.95] in male and female students, respectively) and was also as a predictor of overweight/obesity.Conclusions:
University students living alone were at a significantly higher risk of weight gain and overweight/obesity than those living with family.Palavras-chave
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2023
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