Factors Associated with Body Weight Status Among Patients Attending Dietetics Clinic in Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia

Sahrul Haslan, Akmal Shahir (2022) Factors Associated with Body Weight Status Among Patients Attending Dietetics Clinic in Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Overweight is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher, whilst obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher. In Malaysia, a survey done by NHMS 2019 stated that about 50.1% of Malaysian adults are overweight or obese (30.4% overweight while 19.7% obese). There have been numerous studies on body weight status and its associated determinants; nevertheless, there is still a lack of research in outpatient settings in Malaysia. Method: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine factors associated with body weight status among patients attending Dietetics Clinic in Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia. Convenience sampling was used and 35 participants participated in this study. First, participants were needed to answer the sociodemographic and sleep quality questionnaires. Next, the researcher used a body composition analyser to obtain the measurement of the percentage of body fat, body fat mass, and skeletal muscle mass. Jamar handgrip was used to measure the functional status and last but not least, lipid profiles were obtained from the computerized system. Statistical analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS version 26 with a significance level of p values < 0.05. Result: Factors that were found to be significantly associated with body weight status were age (p=0.038), ethnicity (p<0.001), percentage of body fat (r=0.721, p<0.001), body fat mass (r=0.941, p<0.001), skeletal muscle mass (r=0.056, p=0.010), and functional status (r=0.503, p=0.002). There was no significant relationship between sex, marital status, lipid profiles, sleep quality, and body weight status. Conclusion: Factors that are associated with body weight status were obtained at the end of this study. Since this study managed to collect only 35 participants which were small, the results may be not precise and accurate, hence a larger sample size is needed and includes in-patients as well in future studies

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	16 Aug 2023 01:08
Last Modified:	16 Aug 2023 01:08
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/964

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