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Iranian University Students Lifestyle and Health Status Survey: Study Profile Publisher



Mansouri M1 ; Sharifi F2 ; Varmaghani M3 ; Yaghubi H4 ; Tabrizi YM5 ; Raznahan M6, 7 ; Khajavi A8, 9 ; Ghodsi M10 ; Roshanfekr P11 ; Shafiee G12 ; Keshtkar A13 ; Ebrahimi M14
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  1. 1. Tarbiat Modares University, Student Health Services, Students' Health and Consultation Center, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Tehran University, Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad, Iran
  4. 4. Shahed University, Department of Psychology, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. University of Tehran, Department of health and sport medicine, Faculty of physical education and sport science, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and biostatistics, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran, Iran
  10. 10. Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Diabetes Research Center (DRC), Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI), Tehran, Iran
  11. 11. University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Social Determinant of Health (SDH) Research Center, Tehran, Iran
  12. 12. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran, Iran
  13. 13. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Health Sciences Education Development, School of Public Health, Tehran, Iran
  14. 14. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Sina hospital, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Published:2017


Abstract

Background: The physical health assessment of university students in Iran is a national large scale assessment examining health behaviors among tertiary education students. Understanding risky health behaviors which are the major sources of global mortality and morbidity in adulthood is the key objective of this assessment. Methods: In academic year of 2012-2013, newly admitted students (N=151,671) at 74 governmental eligible universities that had health center from 28 provinces were invited to participate in the health assessment program. The physical health behaviors of the students were evaluated by using questionnaire. The test-retest reliability method was applied to estimate the reliability of physical health questionnaire. After filling out the questionnaires, students were led to the examination room for the measurement of height, weight and blood pressure. Results: From the total study population, 84,298 student's ages between 18 and 29years old, were participated in the health assessment. The mean response proportion was 63%. The mean age of students was 21.5±4.01, with 49.20% percent being <20years old. 32.31% were between 20 and 24years, 13.44% between 25 and 29years, 69% of the participants were undergraduate 34.9% were master's students, and 2.9% were Ph.D. students. The mean BMI for total students was 22.5±4.0 and regarding to gender, the mean BMI for male and female were 23.0±4.1 and 22.2±3.8 respectively. Conclusion: Analysis of student's findings will generate multiple studies which report different aspects of physical health of Iranian university students who constitute a large proportion of young adult aged 18-29years in the country. This assessment also provides opportunity to compare Iranian student's behavioral patterns with the behavioral pattern of students worldwide. © 2017 The Author(s).
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