Overestimation of own body weights in female university students: associations with lifestyles, weight control behaviors and depression
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Overestimation of own body weights in female university students: associations with lifestyles, weight control behaviors and depression
The study aimed to analyze the lifestyles, weight control behavior, dietary habits, and depression of female university students. The subjects were 532 students from 8 universities located in 4 provinces in Korea. According to percent ideal body weight, 33 (6.4%), 181 (34.0%), 283 (53.2%), 22 (4.1%) and 13 (2.5%) were severely underweight, underweight, normal, overweight and obese, respectively...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nutrition Research and Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1976-1457
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.6.499