Investigation of The Relationship Between Healthy Life Style Behaviors and Body Mass Index of University Students

dc.authorid0000-0002-2161-5886en_US
dc.contributor.authorDüz, Serkan
dc.contributor.authorÖzdurak Sıngın, Rabia Hürrem
dc.contributor.authorBayer, Ramazan
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-25T07:37:40Z
dc.date.available2021-08-25T07:37:40Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.departmentMTÖ Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractAim: Obesity is one of the most important health problems in this century that affects many people of all ages and genders in the world. Particularly, the irregular eating habits of students, their orientation towards fast-foods and their sedentary lives are some of the reasons that trigger obesity as health problem. Therefore, more importance should be given to this topic and to get rid of obesity and lead a healthy life to prevent complications related to obesity in the population in adulthood. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors and body mass index of university students. Method: The sample of the study included 632 students from Inonu University in the 2017-2018 academic year. A 20-question personal information form, anthropometric measurements and Healthy Lifestyle Scale (HLSS) were used to collect data. The data was analyzed by using independent sample t-test, Mann Whitney-U test, one-way Analysis of Variance and Kruskal Wallis-H test. Results: The primary finding of the study is that inadequate physical activity and irregular dietary habits may affect stress level of the students. Moreover, when the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and HLSS sub-dimensions of university students were analyzed, a statistically significant difference was found among BMI and sub-dimensions of dietary habits and health responsibility. Conclusion: It can be concluded that physical activity and balanced diet play key roles in health. To avoid obesity and related complications in adulthood, University students should avoid consuming fast-food and increase their physical activity levels during their youthen_US
dc.identifier.citationDüz, S., Özdurak Sıngın, R. H. & Bayer, R. (2020). Investigation of The Relationship Between Healthy Life Style Behaviors and Body Mass Index of Universıty Students. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, 22 (1), 1-12.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.15314/tsed.678448
dc.identifier.endpage12en_US
dc.identifier.issn2147-5652en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.678448
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/356
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.institutionauthorBayer, Ramazan
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Sport and Exercise / Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHealty life style behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectUniversity Studentsen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of The Relationship Between Healthy Life Style Behaviors and Body Mass Index of University Studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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