Perceived stress, eating behavior, and overweight and obesity among urban adolescents

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Samina Israt¹  Ambrina Ferdaus¹  S. K. Roy¹  Khurshid Jahan¹  Md. Rizwanul Karim²  Rumana Rois³  Nurul Alam⁴ 

[1] Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation (BBF), Institute of Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh;Department of Community Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh;Department of Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;The International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (ICDDR, B), Dhaka, Bangladesh;

关键词: Adolescent;    Mental health;    Stressful environment;    Overweight;    Obesity;    DEBQ;    PAQ;    ASQ;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41043-021-00279-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWHO estimated 20% of adolescents (10–19 years) have mental health problems. We examined the prevalence and associated risk predictors of overweight/obesity and perceived stress using eating behaviors and physical activity among school-and-college-going urban adolescents in Bangladesh.MethodsA cross-sectional study with a multistage sampling technique was employed to select 4609 adolescent students, aged 13–19 years, from all eight Bangladesh divisions during January–June 2019. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire containing Turconi Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ), Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ), Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), and Anthropometric measurements. Logistic regression and different association measures assessed relationships among adolescent characteristics.ResultsThe major 61.5% of adolescents were in moderate-to-extremely-severe levels of stress, 28.2% were overweight/obese, only 2.7% had a very active lifestyle, and 30.5% had a sedentary lifestyle. Perceived stress was positively and significantly correlated with eating behaviors and body mass index, whereas physical activity was significantly associated with the prevalence of overweight/obesity and high stress. The prevalence of overweight/obesity (53.8%) and high stress (52.5%) was higher in males. Adolescents’ obesity was 2.212 times more likely who had a sedentary lifestyle (95% CI 1.377–3.552), 1.13 times more likely for those who had experienced stress due to school/leisure conflict (95% CI 1.051–1.222), and 1.634 times more likely for those who were tempted by restrained eating behavior (95% CI 1.495–1.786).ConclusionStress on secondary school-and-college-going students needs to be recognized, and strategies need to be developed to improve adolescents’ mental health.

【 授权许可】

CC BY