Overweight and obesity among school-aged children and maternal preventive practices against childhood obesity in select local government areas of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlatona, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorOnabanjo, O.O.
dc.contributor.authorUgbaja, R.N.
dc.contributor.authorNnoaham, K.E.
dc.contributor.authorAdelekan, D.A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-15T11:33:55Z
dc.date.available2021-03-15T11:33:55Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with metabolic changes and increased risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), but these associations have not been investigated in representative populations of university undergraduates in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs). Methods: This study was conducted in the three universities in Lagos State, Nigeria to assess the dietary pattern and metabolic risk factors of NCDs among the university undergraduate population. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 506 undergraduates from the universities. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to obtain data on sociodemographic characteristics and dietary patterns. Body mass index and metabolic risk factors (abdominal obesity, dyslipidemias, high blood pressure, and hyperglycemia) were assessed following standard procedures. SPSS (version 20) was used for data entry and analysis. Association between variables was determined using chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests. Results: The mean age was 20.3 ± 3.5 years; 54.7% of them were female. More than one-third (37.6%) had no consistent source of income or received less than N10, 000 ($31.7) per month. Less than one-third (31.0%) ate three daily meals, 23.0% ate breakfast regularly, and only 2% consumed the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. Almost half (44.0%) ate pastry snacks daily. Refined rice was the commonest cereal (28.2%) consumed while meat was more commonly consumed daily (32.0%) than milk (14.0%) and fish (10.0%). Twenty-nine (29.0%) and 6.2% of the population daily consumed carbonated soft drinks and alcohol, respectively. Prevalence of abdominal obesity (based on waist circumference) was 5% (1.3% in males and 8.4% in females), dyslipidemias (57.3%), pre-hypertension (8.2%), hypertension (2.8%), and pre-diabetes (1.0%). Obesity was positively associated with consumption of alcohol (χ2 = 13.299, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Unhealthy diets and metabolic risk factors of non-communicable diseases are prevalent in the undergraduate population studied. Well-recognized recommendations regarding adequate consumption of fruits, vegetables, fish, and whole grains should be emphasized in a targeted manner in this population. Carbonated soft drinks and alcohol consumption should be discouraged to stem a rising tide of metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases among undergraduate students.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlatona F.A, Onabanjo O.O, Ugbaja R.N, Nnoaham K. E, Adelekan D.A. Dietary habits and metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in a university undergraduate population. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 2018; 37:12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-018-0152-2.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9240
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDietary patternen_US
dc.subjectMetabolic risk factorsen_US
dc.subjectNon-communicable diseasesen_US
dc.subjectUniversity undergraduate studentsen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleOverweight and obesity among school-aged children and maternal preventive practices against childhood obesity in select local government areas of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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