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The relationship between body mass index and
physical activities among medical students in Saint LuciaOO Oguntibeju1, RO Orisatoki2, EJ Truter3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and physical activities among preclinical medical students at the Spartan Health Sciences University in St. Lucia, West Indies.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study. Two hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed, 194 were correctly completed, resulting in a response rate of 78%. Body mass index was calculated by using self-reported height and weight.
Results: The results showed that 20.1% spend more than seven hours per week in some form of active motion. Twenty four (14.4%) of the respondents indicated that they are smokers and ninety four (48.5%) said that they consume alcohol. The mean BMI of the students was 21.9 Kg/m2.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that students participate less in organised physical activity. It is therefore suggested that students should be encouraged to become more engaged in physical activities to prevent future possible health risks associated with sedentary lifestyle.
KEY WORDS:
Body mass index, Medical students, Obesity, Health risk.Pak J Med Sci October - December 2010 Vol. 26 No. 4 827-831
How to cite this article:
Oguntibeju OO, Orisatoki RO, Truter EJ. The relationship between body mass index and physical activities among medical students in Saint Lucia Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(4):827-831
1. OO Oguntibeju,
2. RO Orisatoki,
Dept. of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine,
Spartan Health Sciences University,
Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, West Indies
3. EJ Truter,
1&3: Department of Biomedical Sciences,
Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences,
Cape Peninsula University of Technology,
Bellville 7535, South Africa
Correspondence:
Dr. O.O Oguntibeju,
E-mail: oguntibejuo@cput.ac.za
bejufemi@yahoo.co.uk
* Received for Publication: March 13, 2010
* Revision Received: July 5, 2010
* Revision Accepted: August 20, 2010
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