Department of Health, Pahang, Malaysia.
J Community Health. 2010 Dec;35(6):698-705. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9274-1.
Socio-economic status, lifestyle behaviors, and psychosocial factors have been implicated in the development of overweight and obesity. This study aims to observe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in an academic worksite and to examine the possible association between variables such as socio-economic characteristics, work factors, psychosocial factors, and weight control behaviors and obesity. In this study, the target population were full-time academic and non-academic staff. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were computed to determine obesity. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographic factors, work related factors, psychosocial factors, and weight control behaviors. Data were obtained on 367 adults of whom 39.2% were males and 60.8% females. Overweight was seen in 31.9% of males and 26.5% of females while 16.1% of them were obese, irrespective of gender. Central obesity was noted in about 37% of males and 39% of females. The results showed that socio-demographic factors (age, gender, and education) and psychosocial factors (perceived health status, body weight perception, and weight-control goals) were significantly associated with BMI. Working hours were also significantly associated with BMI. However, weight control practices (diet-control practices and physical activity practices) were not significantly associated with BMI. In conclusion, this study found a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity among employees of a selected public university in comparison to the general population. Socio-demographic, psychosocial factors, and working hours were found to contribute to obesity in this sample of adults.
社会经济地位、生活方式行为和心理社会因素与超重和肥胖的发展有关。本研究旨在观察学术工作场所超重和肥胖的流行情况，并研究社会经济特征、工作因素、心理社会因素和体重控制行为与肥胖之间可能存在的关联。在这项研究中，目标人群是全职学术和非学术人员。体重指数（BMI）和腰围（WC）用于确定肥胖。使用经过预测试的自我管理问卷获取社会人口统计学因素、与工作相关的因素、心理社会因素和体重控制行为的信息。共获得 367 名成年人的数据，其中 39.2%为男性，60.8%为女性。无论性别如何，男性超重率为 31.9%，女性为 26.5%，而肥胖率为 16.1%。约 37%的男性和 39%的女性存在中心性肥胖。结果表明，社会人口统计学因素（年龄、性别和教育）和心理社会因素（健康感知、体重感知和体重控制目标）与 BMI 显著相关。工作时间也与 BMI 显著相关。然而，体重控制实践（饮食控制实践和身体活动实践）与 BMI 无显著相关性。总之，与一般人群相比，本研究发现选定公立大学员工超重和肥胖的患病率更高。本研究发现，社会人口统计学、心理社会因素和工作时间是导致该人群肥胖的因素。
