Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among undergraduate student population in Ghana

An evaluation study of body composition indices

Bibliographic Data

ID15365382
AuthorsChristian Obirikorang (0000-0002-6128-1358, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Evans Asamoah Adu (0000-0001-6374-0979, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine), Enoch Odame Anto (0000-0001-9023-6612, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah (0000-0002-8912-9673, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine), Angela Nana Bosowah Fynn (Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine), George Osei-Somuah (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Patience Nyarkoa Ansong (0000-0001-8222-358X, Garden City University College), Alexander Owusu Boakye (0009-0006-1559-7673, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Ivy Ofori-Boadu (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Yaa Obirikorang (0000-0003-0835-018X, Garden City University College), Austin Gideon Adobasom-Anane (0000-0003-4936-4078, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine), E Nyarko (0000-0002-3757-2569, University of Ghana), Eric NY Nyarko, Lois Balmer (0000-0001-5618-0555, Edith Cowan University)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages877-877
Publication date2024-03-21
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-17175-5
PMID38515106
OpenAlexW4393056471
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited64

Using multiple adiposity indicators conjointly in a Bayesian framework offers a greater power to examine obesity prevalence. We have applied this and reported high obesity prevalence, especially among female students. University level and family history of obesity were key determinants for obesity among the student population

Bioelectrical impedance analysis · Biostatistics · Body mass index · Classification of obesity · Environmental health · Family history · Fat mass · Logistic regression · Obesity · Odds ratio · Overweight · Population · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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