Profiling body somatotype and nutritional status of college age adults in Kelantan
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Date
2013-06
Authors
Sine, Kum Choi
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Univerisiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Somatotype is defined as the quantification of the present shape and composition of
the human body. It has a great variability determined, partly, by energy intake and
and age. The aim of this study was to determine
the body somatotype of college age adults and evaluate its relationship with
nutritional status and physical activity. This was a cross sectional study, carried out
in selected colleges / universities in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. 180 systematically
selected college age adults aged 19-25 years old participated successfully in this
anthropometric somatotype method. The anthropometric somatotype for each
respondent was calculated using somatotype rating form. Nutritional status was
determined by Body Mass Index (BMI) classification according to World Health
used to assess the physical activity level. Out of 180 respondents, 103 respondents
(57.2%) were classified under the endomorphy category, while another 33
respondents (18.3%) and 41 respondents (24.4%) were classified under mesomorphy
and ectomorphy categories, respectively. In term of their nutritional status, 102
(56.7%) respondents have normal body weight, whereas 35 (19.4%) and 31 (17.2%)
respondents were underweight and overweight, respectively. 12 (6.7%) respondents
were found to be obese. For the physical activity level, 25 respondents (13.9%) were
in the category of low level, 92 of them (51.1%) fall under the category of moderate
level and 63 respondents (35.0%) were in high level category. Female respondents
(29.7%) showed higher prevalence of underweight compared to male respondants
(9.0%).
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Somatotype