Al-Isa Abdulwahab Naser, Campbell Jennifer, Desapriya Ediriweera, Wijesinghe Namal
Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait.
J Obes. 2011;2011:512363. doi: 10.1155/2011/512363. Epub 2011 Apr 27.
Our aim was to explore the social and health factors that are associated with the level of physical activity among Kuwaiti college students. A random sample of 787 students (48% males and 52% females) was chosen and weight and height were measured to obtain body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)). Associated social and health factors were obtained using a questionnaire. Those reporting being physically inactive numbered 354 and the remaining 433 were active. Obesity among males was 13% and was 10.5% among females. The social and health factors that were found to be significantly associated with physical activity among the students were gender (P < .001), marital status (P < .05), BMI category (obese or nonobese) (P < .05), last dental and health checkup (P < .01), desiring a higher degree (P < .001), and countries preferred for visiting (P < .01). Males significantly exceeded females in the practice of physical activity. In conclusion, behavioural modifications, intervention studies, and health education touting the benefits of being physically active should be instituted to increase the practice of sports and other physical activities in order to control and decrease obesity-related morbidity and mortality.
我们的目的是探究与科威特大学生身体活动水平相关的社会和健康因素。选取了787名学生的随机样本（48%为男性，52%为女性），测量其体重和身高以获取体重指数（BMI，kg/m²）。使用问卷获取相关的社会和健康因素。报告称身体不活跃的有354人，其余433人身体活跃。男性肥胖率为13%，女性为10.5%。发现与学生身体活动显著相关的社会和健康因素包括性别（P < .001）、婚姻状况（P < .05）、BMI类别（肥胖或非肥胖）（P < .05）、上次牙科和健康检查情况（P < .01）、期望获得更高学位（P < .001）以及偏好访问的国家（P < .01）。在身体活动方面，男性显著超过女性。总之，应开展行为改变、干预研究以及宣传身体活动益处的健康教育，以增加体育和其他身体活动的参与度，从而控制和降低与肥胖相关的发病率和死亡率。
