Journal of Nutrition and Health

  • 제30권9호
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  • Pages.1084-1087
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  • 1997
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  • 2288-3886(pISSN)
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  • 2288-3959(eISSN)
한국영양학회 (The Korean Nutrition Society)
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Some Environmental Factors Associated with Obesity in Women Attending A Physical Fitness Program in the Ulsan Area

  • Kim, Hye-Kyung (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology University of Ulsan)
  • 발행 : 1997.11.01
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A sample of 450 women who attended a physical fitness program in the Ulsan area was selected to study some environmental factors associated with obesity. The women were grouped into two categories, obese and nonobese, based on body mass index(kg/$m^2$). Average BMI of the total subjects was 24.3$\pm$4.8, but 34.7% of the subjects rated equal to or ore than 25 type, which can be considered as obese. The results showed that age, employment status, family type, and food frequency score have a statistically significant association with obesity. However, education level, nutrition knowledge, availability of housemaids, family history of obesity, and house type are not related to obesity . There were no differences in sources of nutrition information between the obese and the nonobese. The above results suggest that health education programs should consider environmental factors as well as health factors in preventing obesity obesity in the community.

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