Association between body composition and dietary patterns in relation to blood pressure level in undergraduate university students of Universiti Putra Malaysia

Razmi, Norfaten Emalin (2018) Association between body composition and dietary patterns in relation to blood pressure level in undergraduate university students of Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

There is an increase in hypertension prevalence among Malaysian adults and based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015, it was estimated that 30.3% of the adult aged > 18 years old was diagnosed with hypertension [systolic blood pressure (SBP) of> 130mmHg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of >80mmHg]. Prevalence of prehypertension among undergraduate students in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak in 2010 were 42.9%. There are many factors that might affect blood pressure (BP) and Body composition and dietary patterns have been shown to be the factors that might affect blood pressure. Therefore, the study was aimed to investigate the association between body composition and caffeine intake with BP level in students in Serdang. A total of 195 female and 24 male participants with mean± SD aged of 21.86 ± 1.34 years completed a questionnaire on socio-demographic and caffeine consumption habits. Height, body weight, body fat percentage (BF % ), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) and BP level were measured. A Pearson coefficient correlation test was carried out to determine the association between the variables. SBP level was found to be associated with WC (r=0.3 7, p<0.0001 ), HC (r=0.36, p<0.0001 ), WH ratio (r=0.21, p=0.002), BF % (r=0.16, p=0.162) and body mass index (BMI) (r=0.34,p<0.0001). DBP level was found to be associated with WC (r=0.42, p<0.0001), HC (r=0.45, p<0.0001), WH ratio (r=0.19, p=0.004), BF% (r=0.31, p<0.000 I) and BMI (r=0.42, p<0.000 I). However, there was no significant association found between age and dietary intake with BP levels. Based on the fmdings, body composition could be one of the factors that leads to a higher BP level. These findings highlighted the importance of establishing intervention program at the early life stage to attempt and reduce the incidence of adulthood hypertension in later life.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2026 08:20
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2026 08:20
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2881

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