The Relative Contribution of Dietary Habits, Leisure-Time Exercise, Exercise Attitude, and Body Mass Index to Self-Rated Health among College Students in Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 15(5)2018 05 11.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29751682
ABSTRACT
Background:
Self-rated health (SRH) is consistent with objective health status and can serve as a global measure of health status in the general population. The purpose of this study is to find the connections of dietary habits, leisure-time exercise, exercise attitude, and body mass index (BMI) to SRH among college students.Methods:
The "dietaryâ»exercise attitude and SRH" questionnaire was developed to investigate college students in Taiwan through the Internet. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the relationship among them.Results:
The reliability and validity were confirmed using PLS-SEM. The results found exercise habits, dietary habits, and BMI explained 26.5% of SRH. Poor dietary habits and being overweight led to bad health status (negative path coefficients to SRH). Additionally, the study found that positive exercise attitude had a positive relationship with exercise habits.Conclusions:
Based on the results, college students should be well-informed of the potential threat of poor dietary habits and being overweight to health and should improve their attitude with respect to exercise so as to prevent overweight-related diseases.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Universidades
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Exercício Físico
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Atividades de Lazer
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan