TY - JOUR
T1 - Weight and weight-related behaviors among 2-year college students
AU - Nanney, Marilyn S.
AU - Lytle, Leslie A.
AU - Farbakhsh, Kian
AU - Moe, Stacey G.
AU - Linde, Jennifer A.
AU - Gardner, Jolynn K.
AU - Laska, Melissa N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/5/19
Y1 - 2015/5/19
N2 - Objectives and Participants: The purpose of this article is to describe weight indicators and weight-related behaviors of students enrolled in 2-year colleges, including sex differences. Methods: During Fall 2011 and Spring 2012, 441 students from 3 Minnesota community colleges enrolled in the Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings (CHOICES) Study and completed baseline assessments. Participants completed a baseline survey evaluating eating and activity patterns, sleep, and stress and measures of height, weight, waist circumference, and body fat. Results: Participants were primarily female (68%), white (73%), with a mean age of 22.8 years, and 66.2% reporting an annual income < $12,000. Almost half (47%) were overweight or obese. Young males appeared to engage the most in risky health behaviors and had higher levels of overweight or obesity, compared with young females. Conclusions: Findings confirm the need for innovative interventions targeting this understudied and underserved young adult population.
AB - Objectives and Participants: The purpose of this article is to describe weight indicators and weight-related behaviors of students enrolled in 2-year colleges, including sex differences. Methods: During Fall 2011 and Spring 2012, 441 students from 3 Minnesota community colleges enrolled in the Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings (CHOICES) Study and completed baseline assessments. Participants completed a baseline survey evaluating eating and activity patterns, sleep, and stress and measures of height, weight, waist circumference, and body fat. Results: Participants were primarily female (68%), white (73%), with a mean age of 22.8 years, and 66.2% reporting an annual income < $12,000. Almost half (47%) were overweight or obese. Young males appeared to engage the most in risky health behaviors and had higher levels of overweight or obesity, compared with young females. Conclusions: Findings confirm the need for innovative interventions targeting this understudied and underserved young adult population.
KW - community college students
KW - obesity-related
KW - weight
KW - young adults
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2015.1015022
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2015.1015022
M3 - Article
C2 - 25692380
AN - SCOPUS:84929293556
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 63
SP - 221
EP - 229
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 4
ER -
