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Prevalence and factors associated

with nutritional status among female
university students in Florianópolis,
SC
March 2013 · Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e
Desempenho Humano 15(3):326-337
DOI:10.5007/1980-0037.2013v15n3p326

Authors:

Larissa Costa
Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

FRANCISCO DE ASSIS GUEDES DE Vas…

Federal University of Santa Catarina

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-
0037.2013v15n3p326 University admission provides
the adoption of new behaviors, which can affect the
health of students. The objective of this study was to
identify the characteristics and factors associated
with the nutritional status of female university
students in Florianopolis, SC, and to assess their
prevalence. Socioeconomic and behavioral
variables were obtained by a structured
questionnaire. Nutritional status was assessed
based on body mass index, waist circumference
and body fat percentage. Food consumption data
were obtained through the application of a 24-hour
food recall. The chi-square test was used to select
independent variables associated with body mass
index. Response rate in this study was 86.6% (total
of 220 students). Most students were teenagers
(57.7%), lived with parents (69.5%), were sedentary
(55.9%), and eutrophic (72.3%). The prevalence
was 15.9% for underweight and 11.8% for
overweight. Breakfast was the main meal most
frequently omitted (16.9%), and most students
(79.0%) had an energy intake below2,200 kcal.
Energy intake was the only variable inversely
associated with nutritional status (p =0.0358). There
is a need to implement educational health measures
in universities in order to establish healthier lifestyle
and eating habits.

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Prevalence and factors associated with

nutritional status among female university
students in Florianópolis, SC
Prevalência e fatores associados ao estado nutricional de
universitárias ingressantes em Florianópolis, SC
Larissa da Cunha Feio Costa1
Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos1

Abstract – University admission provides the adoption of new behaviors, which can
aect the health of students. e objective of this study was to identify the character-
istics and factors associated with the nutritional status of female university students in
Florianopolis, SC, and to assess their prevalence. Socioeconomic and behavioral variables
were obtained by a structured questionnaire. Nutritional status was assessed based on
body mass index, waist circumference and body fat percentage. Food consumption data
were obtained through the application of a 24-hour food recall. e chi-square test was
used to select independent variables associated with body mass index. Response rate in
this study was 86.6% (total of 220 students). Most students were teenagers (57.7%), lived
with parents (69.5%), were sedentary (55.9%), and eutrophic (72.3%). e prevalence
was 15.9% for underweight and 11.8% for overweight. Breakfast was the main meal most
frequently omitted (16.9%), and most students (79.0%) had an energy intake below 2,200
kcal. Energy intake was the only variable inversely associated with nutritional status (p
= 0.0358). ere is a need to implement educational health measures in universities in
order to establish healthier lifestyle and eating habits.
Key words: Feeding behavior; Nutritional status; Students.

Resumo – O ingresso no meio universitário proporciona a adoção de novos comportamentos,

que podem repercutir na saúde dos estudantes. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o
perl e fatores associados ao estado nutricional de universitárias ingressantes em uma uni-
versidade pública de Florianópolis, SC. As variáveis sociodemográcas e comportamentais
foram obtidas por meio de entrevista com aplicação de questionário estruturado. O estado
nutricional foi avaliado com base no índice de massa corporal, circunferência da cintura e
percentual de gordura corporal. Os dados de consumo alimentar foram obtidos por meio da
aplicação de inquérito recordatório alimentar de 24 horas. O teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson
foi aplicado para selecionar as variáveis independentes associadas ao índice de massa corpo-
ral. A taxa de resposta obtida no presente estudo foi de 86,6%, totalizando a participação de 1 Federal Univ ersity of S anta
220 universitárias. As estudantes, em maioria, eram adolescentes (57,7%), residiam com os Catarina. G raduate Program in
familiares (69,5%), eram sedentárias (55,9%) e eutrócas (72,3%). A prevalência de baixo Nutrition. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
peso foi de 15,9%, enquanto a de excesso de peso foi de 11,8%. O desjejum foi a refeição
principal de maior omissão entre as universitárias (16,9%) e a maioria delas (79,0%) apre- Received: 24 May 2012
sentou consumo energético inferior a 2.200 quilocalorias. O consumo energético foi a única Accepted: 23 October 2012
variável associada, inversamente, com o estado nutricional (p = 0,0358). Faz-se necessária
Licence
a implantação de medidas educativas de saúde na universidade, a m de estabelecer hábitos CC
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de vida e de alimentação saudáveis.
Palavras-chave: Comportamento alimentar; Estado nutricional; Estudantes.

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... National surveys conducted in countries

with emerging economies identified that
approximately 22% of university students
were overweight or obese 1 , while the
prevalence rates equivalent to excess body
weight have reached rates between 30% and
45% [2][3][4] in developed countries.
Specifically, in Brazil, data suggest that one
in three university students is overweight [5]
[6][7] . ...

... Also, we examined associations between

the outcome and demographic, university
environment, and selected health behavior
correlates. Although other Brazilian studies
have already investigated the excess body
weight of university students in particular [5]
[6][7] , to the best of our knowledge, this is
the first study examining the correlates
through hierarchical multiple regression
procedures, which allows minimizing the
influence of confounding factors.
Internationally, the study is also one of the
few to consider variations in associations'
nature in a specific context. ...

... A multicenter study showed an overall

prevalence of 22% 1 in Latin American and
African university students. Specifically, in
Brazil, available data have shown prevalence
rates close to 28% [5] [6][7] . ...

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investigate physical activity, eating habits,
and their association with variations of body
weight in representative samples of the
university population, leaving an important
gap in knowledge in the area. The few
studies identified so far have focused on
exclusive samples of specific courses from a
single institution and with participants
selected for convenience or another non-
probabilistic method (15) (16)(17). Most
studies on the topic among college students
were conducted in developed coun-tries (11,
(18)(19)(20)(21), and tend to show findings
and perspectives that are different from those
of developing countries. ...

... Body weight status was closely associated

with the frequency of exercise among
university students. The findings from this
548 D. P. Guedes 15 .8] of students reported
a low or nil frequency of fruit/vegetable
intake, respectively. The adequate proportion
of frequency of fruit/vegetable intake was
higher in female (χ 2 = 17.98; p < 0.001), and
increased with age (χ 2 = 6.38; p = 0.024)
and in the strata that included married
students (χ 2 = 14.52; p < 0.001) and those
who lived with their family (χ 2 = 13.03; ...

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% of the study sample met the
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resulting from cultural characteristics,
climate, and food production and
commercialization conditions can be found,
this result corroborates previous estimates
found in studies involving the Brazilian
population in general and, more specifically,
the population of university students (15)
(16)(17). However, this was significantly
lower than the findings of studies performed
in developed countries (18,19). ...

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have been limited to the participation of new
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associated with EBW in Brazilian university
students is limited, since studies, to date,
have been limited to the participation of new
students entering university 7,12 and women
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7,8,12 . In addition, the predominance of
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only 28% ate this meal [38]. In Brazil, a study
[39] with university students from Santa
Catarina, found a 19.6% BF skipping
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study. Although BF skipping is more common
in adolescents worldwide [2], it is also
common among adults. ...

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(Delvarianzadeh et al., 2016). Hasil serupa
juga ditunjukan penelitian di Brazil dimana
ada hubungan signifi kan antara asupan
energi dengan status gizi di kalangan
mahasiswi (Costa & de Vasconcelos, 2013) .
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obesity among the male population and 2%
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