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Factors Associated With Physical Inactivity Among School-Going Adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorAzli Baharudin
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Ali Zainuddin
dc.contributor.authorMala A. Manickam
dc.contributor.authorRashidah Ambak
dc.contributor.authorMohamad Hasnan Ahmad
dc.contributor.authorBalkish Mahadir Naidu
dc.contributor.authorSiew Man Cheong
dc.contributor.authorChan Ying Ying
dc.contributor.authorHazizi Abu Saad
dc.contributor.authorNoor Ani Ahmad
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-16T06:53:37Z
dc.date.available2024-08-16T06:53:37Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents is rising rapidly in many countries, including Malaysia. This article aims to present the associations between body mass index–based body weight status, body weight perception, and weight control practices among adolescents in Malaysia. The Malaysia School Based Nutrition Survey 2012, which included a body weight perception questionnaire and anthropometric measurements, was conducted on a representative sample of 40 011 students from Standard 4 until Form 5, with a 90.5% response rate. Comparing actual and perceived body weight status, the findings show that 13.8% of adolescents underestimated their weight, 35.0% overestimated, and 51.2% correctly judged their own weight. Significantly more normal weight girls felt they were overweight, whereas significantly more overweight boys perceived themselves as underweight. The overall appropriateness of weight control practices to body weight was 72.6%. Adolescents attempting to lose or gain weight need to have better understanding toward desirable behavioral changes.
dc.identifier.doiDOI:10.1177/1010539514543682
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/918
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.subjectBody image
dc.subjectObese
dc.subjectOverweight
dc.subjectUnderweight
dc.subjectWeight perception
dc.titleFactors Associated With Physical Inactivity Among School-Going Adolescents
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue5_suppl
oaire.citation.volume26
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