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Health Promotion Lifestyle According to Self-Perception of Obesity and Objective Status Measured by Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in College Women
Eun Young Chang, Jeong Sun Kim, Su Jin Shinorcid
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2009;39(5):693-699.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.5.693
Published online: October 31, 2009

1Research Professor, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.

2Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Chonam National University, Gwangju, Korea.

3Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Soon Chun Hyang University, Cheonan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Shin, Su Jin. Department of Nursing, Soon Chun Hyang University, 366-1 Ssangyong-dong, Cheonan 330-090, Korea. Tel: 82-41-570-2491, Fax: 82-41-575-9347, ssj1119@sch.ac.kr
• Received: March 2, 2009   • Accepted: September 18, 2009

Copyright © 2009 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to identify congruence between self-perception and objective status of obesity according to %Fat, and to investigate health promotion lifestyle in college women.
  • Methods
    The participants were a convenience sample of 392 college women who were eligible and agreed to participate in this study. Respondents were asked questions using a health promotion lifestyle profile and were evaluated for their body composition using InBody 3.0. The data were analyzed with SPSS 14.0 program, which was used for Chi square, ANOVA, and post-hoc comparison with Scheffe.
  • Results
    The major findings were as follows; 1) Overall, 41.8% of participants misclassified their perceived status of weight by %Fat standards and kappa was 0.329. 2) Two percent were underweight by BMI but overweight by %Fat and 39.0% normal weight by BMI but overweight by %Fat. 3) There were significant differences in health promotion lifestyle according to self-perception of body weight but there was no difference in health promotion lifestyle according to %Fat standards.
  • Conclusion
    These findings suggest the necessity for development and application of tailored health promotion program based on self-perception of body weight and %Fat in order to reform incorrect body image and health behavior in college women.
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Table 1
General Characteristics of Participants (N=392)
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Table 2
Comparison of Self-perceived Status of Weight with Objective Status
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kappa=0.329.

Table 3
Comparison of Body Mass Index with Body Fat
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kappa=0.139.

Table 4
Health Promotion Lifestyle by Self-perceived Status of Weight and Objective Obesity
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    Health Promotion Lifestyle According to Self-Perception of Obesity and Objective Status Measured by Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in College Women
    Health Promotion Lifestyle According to Self-Perception of Obesity and Objective Status Measured by Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in College Women

    General Characteristics of Participants (N=392)

    Comparison of Self-perceived Status of Weight with Objective Status

    kappa=0.329.

    Comparison of Body Mass Index with Body Fat

    kappa=0.139.

    Health Promotion Lifestyle by Self-perceived Status of Weight and Objective Obesity

    Table 1 General Characteristics of Participants (N=392)

    Table 2 Comparison of Self-perceived Status of Weight with Objective Status

    kappa=0.329.

    Table 3 Comparison of Body Mass Index with Body Fat

    kappa=0.139.

    Table 4 Health Promotion Lifestyle by Self-perceived Status of Weight and Objective Obesity


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