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Kankanamge, S.U. |
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Ariyarathna, S. |
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Perera, P.P.R. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-11-06T03:32:50Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-11-06T03:32:50Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-11-30 |
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Kankanamge, S.U., Ariyarathna, S., Perera, P.P.R. (2016). "Association Between Anthropometric Measurements and Dietary Habits in a Young Adult Female Population in Selected Areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka", International Journal of Science and Qualitative Analysis, Vol.2 (3), pp. 24-29 |
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2469-8156 |
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2469-8164 |
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http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6482 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Attached |
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dc.description.abstract |
Obesity and abdominal obesity are becom ing major public health problem in certain countries. Causes for obesity
are m ulti-factorial; among them various dietary factors play an important role. The main cause o f obesity-related deaths is
cardiovascular disease, for which abdominal obesity is a predisposing factor [1]. Abdominal obesity is defined as W aist to Hip
Ratio (W HR) above 0.90 for m ales and above 0.85 for fem ales [2], B ody M ass Index (BM I) is a parameter that is useful in
assessing obesity, overweight and malnutrition. The study aim ed to assess the association between anthropometric
m easurements and the dietary habits in a fem ale population o f tw o study areas. A cross-sectional study w as conducted
separately at Hungama and Hiththatiya-M iddle areas within Hambantota and Matara districts o f Southern province o f Sri
Lanka. 304 healthy fem ales between 20-50 years o f age were selected by system atic random sampling m ethod. For the
calculation o f BMI and WHR, height and w eight, W aist Circumference (W C) and Hip Circumference (HC) o f each individual
w ere measured. The World Health Organization cut-off points were used to categorize BMI and WHR. An interviewer
administered questionnaire was used to assess dietary habits. There is a statistically significant difference between the WHR
and consumption o f potato (p= 0.002) in Hungama as w ell as significant difference can be seen betw een W HR and
consum ption o f red raw rice (p= 0.022) and w hite raw rice (p= 0.020) in Hiththatiya m iddle. Present study show s statistically
positive relationship between the BM I and consum ption o f potato (p= 0.002) yogurt (p= 0.046) and fried food (p=0.033) in the
total study population. Prevalence o f obesity (6.6% ) and abdominal obesity (47% ) in w hole population are higher with
compared with other sim ilar studies |
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International Journal of Science and Qualitative Analysis |
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dc.subject |
Obesity |
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Abdominal Obesity |
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Dietary Habits |
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Female |
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dc.title |
Association Between Anthropometric Measurements and Dietary Habits in a Young Adult Female Population in Selected Areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka |
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dc.type |
Article |
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