Evaluation of nutritional status of foreign students at King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Public Health Nutr
; 24(1): 43-51, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The current study was conducted to assess the nutritional status and associated risk factors among foreign students residing at King Saud University for different periods and to explore its correlations.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study was conducted during the spring semester of 2018. A total of 400 male students aged 18-35 years had participated in the current study after signing a written consent form according to Helsinki Declaration.SETTING:
A structural questionnaire was used to collect data on daily food intake and habits and socio-economic characteristics. Nutrients of food intake were assessed using the Esha programme and compared with that of dietary requirement intake (DRI). A body composition analyser was used to measure body fat (BF), visceral fat (VF) and BMI. Spearman correlation coefficients and simple regression analysis were performed to determine associations between variables.PARTICIPANTS:
Foreign students residing for different periods (<6 months 200 students and >6 months 200 students) were used as subjects.RESULTS:
The students who stayed <6 months consumed lower level of some nutrients than that of the DRI compared with those stayed >6 months. Overweight and obesity were more common among students who stayed >6 months with high values of BF and VF. Several risk factors were positively or negatively correlated with the students' nutrition proxies.CONCLUSION:
Most of the students who stayed >6 months are suffered from overweight. Some independent variables were found to be significantly correlated with the students' nutrition proxies either positively or negatively.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes
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Estado Nutricional
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Emigrantes e Inmigrantes
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article