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Overweight or obesity and related lifestyle and psychosocial factors among adolescents in Brunei Darussalam

  • Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: August 14, 2018

Abstract

This study aimed to assess overweight and obesity and associated factors in school-going adolescents in Brunei Darussalam. The sample included 2599 school-going adolescents that responded to the Global School-based Student Health Survey (mean age 14.7 years, SD = 1.4). Body weight status was assessed based on self-reported height and weight and the international child body mass index standards. The relationship between lifestyle factors, including physical activity and dietary behaviour, and overweight or obesity were assessed using logistic regression analyses. Results indicate a prevalence of overweight or obesity of 35.1% and obesity of 17.3%. In multivariable regression analysis, bullying victimisation was positively and frequent fast food consumption, having experienced hunger and meeting physical activity recommendations were negatively associated with overweight or obesity. High prevalence rates of overweight or obesity were found and several risk factors identified, which can assist in guiding interventions.

Acknowledgements

We thank the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for making the data publicly available. We are also grateful to the country coordinator Lubna binti Haji Abdul Razak, Ministry of Health, Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam Sulueti Duvaga, for collecting the GSHS data. The government of Brunei Darussalam and the World Health Organization did not influence the analysis nor did they have an influence on the decision to publish these findings.

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Received: 2018-01-19
Accepted: 2018-03-08
Published Online: 2018-08-14

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