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ERIC Number: EJ1473008
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Health, Health Behaviors, and Medical Care Utilization among College Students with Obesity
Jacqueline F. Hayes1; Jessica Gokee LaRose2; Katherine Hutchinson3; Melissa A. Sutherland3; Rena R. Wing1
Journal of American College Health, v73 n2 p496-502 2025
Objective: The study assessed perceived health, health behaviors and conditions, and medical care utilization among students of different weight categories. Participants: Participants were college students (n = 37,583) from 58 institutions who responded to a national survey of student health behaviors. Methods: Chi-squared and mixed model analyses were completed. Results: Compared to healthy weight students, those with obesity were less likely to report excellent health and meet dietary and physical activity recommendations, and more likely to have obesity-related chronic conditions and to have attended a medical appointment in the prior 12 months. Students with obesity (84%) and overweight (70%) were more likely to be attempting weight loss compared to students of healthy weight (35%). Conclusions: Students with obesity have poorer health and health behaviors relative to students of healthy weight; students with overweight were in between. Adapting and implementing evidence-based weight management programs within colleges/universities may be beneficial for student health.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: K23DK128561
Author Affiliations: 1Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; 2Department of Health Behavior and Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA; 3College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA