The association of body image, percent body fat, nutrient intake, physical activity among adolescent
ISSN: 0034-6659
Article publication date: 28 February 2022
Issue publication date: 15 November 2022
Abstract
Purpose
Obesity in adolescents has been a severe public health problem in developing countries in recent years. This study aims to assess the differences in socioeconomic, nutrition knowledge, breakfast habits, body image, physical activity, smoking, total sleep quality and nutrient intake between obese and non-obese adolescents.
Design/methodology/approach
This cross-sectional study with 2,432 adolescents (16–18 years) was conducted at senior high schools in DKI Jakarta from January to November 2019. Body image, percent body fat, nutrition intake and physical activity variables were collected.
Findings
This study found that more than 30% of adolescents in DKI Jakarta were overweight and obese. Overall, adolescents have a 56.3% positive body image, participate in moderate-intensity physical activity (49.02%), and smoke was found at a rate of 6.9%. The average total sleep quality was 71.3% fair and nutrient intakes 1599 ± 413 calories. The findings suggest that monthly income (p = 0.001, p = 0.016), energy intake (p = 0.005, p = 0.019) and total sleep quality (p = 0.008, p = 0.04) variables were consistently associated with nutritional status and percent body fat. Moreover, the body image perception (p = 0.035) variable had a negative correlation with nutritional status, and the smoking habits variable (p = 0.001) had a negative correlation with percent body fat.
Originality/value
This study provides empirical evidence that establishes the association between monthly income, energy intake, total sleep quality with nutritional status and body fat percentage in adolescents.
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Acknowledgements
The authors also want to thanks to the Education Office of the Provincial Government of Jakarta, stakeholder in school, student who volunteered for this study and the reviewers for their comments of this paper.
Citation
Gifari, N., Sitoayu, L., Nuzrina, R., Ronitawati, P., Kuswari, M. and Prasetyo, T.J. (2022), "The association of body image, percent body fat, nutrient intake, physical activity among adolescent", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 52 No. 8, pp. 1221-1230. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-10-2021-0305
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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