Adebayo Oladimeji, Kanmodi Kehinde Kazeem, Agbogidi Joshua Martins, Oseghae Oiwoh Sebastine, Williams Adedayo, Ibiyo Morohunmubo J, Akinjopo Samuel Omotola, Ogunsuji Oluwaseyi, Ojo Oluwaseyi Folasade, Mukoru Isioma Lawretta, Ogunjimi Luqman, Oyabambi Adewumi Oluwafemi
Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
Dialogues Health. 2022 Sep 30;1:100054. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100054. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Obesity among the youth is a major public health problem. Globally, the burden of obesity has been on the increase, particularly among young persons, with associated psychosocial issues. This study aimed to present the rationale and design of ThE profile of anthRopometRy And psyChosocial issuEs on campus (TERRACE) Study and as well report some preliminary findings obtained on the anthropometric and psychosocial profile of young persons in some tertiary institutions in Oyo State, Nigeria.
This study first described the methodology of the main study (TERRACE Study) and also provided a report of the preliminary data. The TERRACE study adopted a cross-sectional design of eligible and consenting adults between 16-35 years of age. A three-stage multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit the participants. Questionnaire, weighing scales, and other tools were used to collect data on socio-demographic, cardiovascular profile, sleep, anthropometric, and psychological variables. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis, using SPSS version 23 software.
The preliminary data were obtained from 225 participants recruited from three tertiary institutions in Ibadan metropolis, with mean age of 21.5 ± 3.8 years. The majority were females (77.3%) and self-employed, with an average income less than 10,000 naira monthly (less than $25/month at an exchange rate of 400 naira/dollar). The males had higher systolic blood pressure compared to females and constituted a higher proportion of current smokers compared to females (was significant (p < 0.0001 and 0.011 respectively). A fifth (20.4%) of the population were underweight, while overweight and obese people accounted for 12%. They were mostly depressed, (183(87.9%) were moderate to severe depression), more of the females compared to males were anxious.
The preliminary results revealed a high burden of underweight, obesity and psychosocial issues among the young people in Ibadan, Nigeria. Further findings to be obtained from the TERRACE Study would enhance the development of an effective public intervention in addressing anthropometric- and psychosocial-related health problems as well as provide baseline data for further studies among this population.
青少年肥胖是一个主要的公共卫生问题。在全球范围内，肥胖负担一直在增加，尤其是在年轻人中，还伴有相关的心理社会问题。本研究旨在介绍校园人体测量与心理社会问题概况（TERRACE）研究的基本原理和设计，并报告在尼日利亚奥约州一些高等院校中获得的关于年轻人人体测量和心理社会概况的一些初步研究结果。
本研究首先描述了主要研究（TERRACE研究）的方法，并提供了初步数据报告。TERRACE研究采用横断面设计，研究对象为年龄在16 - 35岁之间符合条件并同意参与的成年人。采用三阶段多阶段抽样技术招募参与者。使用问卷、体重秤和其他工具收集有关社会人口统计学、心血管状况、睡眠、人体测量和心理变量的数据。使用SPSS 23版软件进行描述性和推断性统计分析数据。
初步数据来自于从伊巴丹市三家高等院校招募的225名参与者，平均年龄为21.5 ± 3.8岁。大多数为女性（77.3%）且为个体经营者，月平均收入低于10,000奈拉（按400奈拉/美元的汇率换算，每月低于25美元）。男性的收缩压高于女性，且男性中当前吸烟者的比例高于女性（分别具有显著性差异（p < 0.0001和0.011））。五分之一（20.4%）的人群体重过轻，而超重和肥胖者占12%。他们大多患有抑郁症（183人（87.9%）为中度至重度抑郁症），女性中焦虑者比男性更多。
初步结果显示，尼日利亚伊巴丹的年轻人中体重过轻、肥胖和心理社会问题负担较重。TERRACE研究将获得的进一步研究结果将有助于制定有效的公共干预措施来解决与人体测量和心理社会相关的健康问题，并为该人群的进一步研究提供基线数据。
