Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, Alcohol Consumption and Cigarette Smoking among East Asian College Students

Autor/inn/en	Seo, Dong-Chul; Torabi, Mohammad R.; Chin, Ming-Kai; Lee, Chung Gun; Kim, Nayoung; Huang, Sen-Fang; Chen, Chee Keong; Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching; Wong, Patricia; Chia, Michael; Park, Bock-Hee
Titel	Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, Alcohol Consumption and Cigarette Smoking among East Asian College Students
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 73 (2014) 4, S.453-465 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896913485744
Schlagwörter	Physical Activity Level; Body Composition; Drinking; Smoking; College Students; Foreign Countries; Student Surveys; Body Weight; Body Height; Correlation; Hypothesis Testing; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Obesity; Questionnaires; Individual Characteristics; Risk; Asia; China; Hong Kong; Malaysia; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Rauchen; Collegestudent; Ausland; Schülerbefragung; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; Korrelation; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Adipositas; Fragebogen; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Risiko; Asien; Hongkong; Singapur; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Objective: To identify levels of moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA) and vigorous-intensity physical activity (VPA) in a representative sample of college students in six East Asian economies and examine their relationship with weight, alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: College students recruited from 21 different colleges in six East Asian economies. Method: Self-reported physical activity, weight, height, alcohol consumption, and smoking were assessed using already-validated instruments. Multiple logistic regression models of MPA and VPA were separately performed for each economy, controlling for age, gender, living area before college, military experience, paid employment, and religion. All the analyses were performed using SAS 9.2 with clustering effects accounted for. Results: Being a heavy drinker increased the odds of engaging in VPA in five economies (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.56 to 2.65). Cigarette smoking was not associated with MPA in any economy and was only associated with VPA in China (AOR = 1.54) and Taiwan (AOR = 1.48), indicating that smokers are more likely to engage in VPA than non-smokers. Conclusions: The relationship between college students' VPA and alcohol consumption and between MPA and cigarette smoking is similar across the East Asian economies, whereas the relationship between VPA and smoking varies substantially. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10