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Journal of Obesity & Weight loss Therapy | ISSN: 2165-7904 | Volume 8
June 06-07, 2018 | Philadelphia, USA
International Conference on
Obesity & Fitness Expo
Three-year analysis of changes in lifestyle behaviors and health status of the health science community of
Kuwait University
Nowall Al-Sayegh
Kuwait University, Kuwait
H
ealth professionals who adopt healthy lifestyles are more likely to promote healthy living practices in their community and with
their patients. We aimed to evaluate health indicators of students, and staff of the Health Sciences Center of Kuwait University.
We extracted data on health behavior profiles related to smoking, physical activity, stress and sleep and objective measures such as
systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), heart rate (HR), random blood sugar (RBS), Body mass index (BMI), and waist-
to-hip ratio (WHR). 206 participants (107 staff, 99 students) attended three academic-years. Pairwise analysis showed significant
changes from unhealthy in 2014-15 to healthy in 2016-17 among all participants in WHR (4.4%, p=0.001), HR (27.3%, p=0.001),
and stress (15.3%, p=0.020). Subgroup analyses reported similar changes among female and student participants. Male participants
remained unhealthy in BMI (74.2%), SBP (81.2%), and WHR (72.7%). Amongst female participants, healthy to unhealthy changes
were in sleep (83.5 %) and BMI (74.2%), while unhealthy to healthy changes were observed in HR (67.6%), Stress (18.8%), and DBP
(82.0%). Three-year analysis showed significant improvements in WHR, HR and stress. Health indicators that were a concern for
males were BMI and blood pressure while for females they were sleep and BMI. We shall continue to encourage participation in
annual health assessments and take advantage of individualized health coaching, advice and follow-up. In this way, the baseline of
student and staff health will be expanded and evaluated in terms of change over years.
nowall@hsc.edu.kwJ Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volulme: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C2-061