Assessment of nutritional status, physical activity and behavior towards whole grain consumption among overweight and obese working adults in Kota Bharu Kelantan.
Assessment of nutritional status, physical activity and behavior towards whole grains consumption was carried out on 104 overweight and obese office workers by using a cross sectional study at ten government offices in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Data was collected using questionnaire encompassing soci...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/62247/ http://eprints.usm.my/62247/1/NUR%20HAZIQAH%20BINTI%20HANAFI%20-%20e.pdf |
| Summary: | Assessment of nutritional status, physical activity and behavior towards
whole grains consumption was carried out on 104 overweight and obese office
workers by using a cross sectional study at ten government offices in Kota Bharu,
Kelantan. Data was collected using questionnaire encompassing socio-demographic
characteristics, behavior towards whole grains, International Physical Activity
Questionnaire (IPAQ), and 24 hour dietary recall. Body Mass Index and waist
circumference, were measured in order to assess their nutritional status. Majority of
respondents was 45 years and 64.4% were females. The mean weight and BMI were
76.98±9.92kg, and 30.77±3.80kg/m2, respectively. The prevalence of overweight
and obesity were 56.2% and 53.8% respectively. High risk of abdominal obesity and
body fat percentage were 77.9% and 81.7% respectively. A total of 29.8% of
respondents had low physical activity level, while 56.7% and 13.5% were in
moderate and high physical activity categories respectively. The mean calorie intake
of respondent was 1814 ± 674.6 kcal, with 55% from carbohydrate, 14% from
protein intake and 31% from fat. The mean of daily consumption of whole grain in a
week and serving size of respondent were 2.37±1.71 and 4.64± 2.73 respectively.
Majority of respondents have (68.3%) of positive behavior towards whole grain and
78.8% have neutral perception towards whole grain. Significant linear relationship
was found between age (b=-0.1, 95% CI=-0.17,-0.02, P<0.05) and energy intake
(b-0.002, 95%CI-0.00, 0.003, p<0.05) with BMI, number of children (b=-0.015,
CI—0.057, 0.028 P<0.05) with waist circumference and fat intake (b=0.000, 95%
CI—0.000, 0.000 P<0.05) with percentage of body fat. |
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