1. Mood and demographical factors as predictors of body mass index among Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jordan
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Basem F. Dababneh, Rula A Deiranieh, Fadwa G. Hammouh, Rand T. Akasheh, Omar Salem Gammoh, Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi, Rula A. Amr, and Romel A Amr
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030309 nutrition & dietetics ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Overweight ,Anger ,Body Mass Index ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,education ,Applied Psychology ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,media_common ,Refugees ,0303 health sciences ,education.field_of_study ,Jordan ,Syria ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,Physical activity level ,Mood ,Chronic Disease ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Body mass index ,Demography - Abstract
We studied whether mood and demographics are related to body mass index in a population of Syrian and Iraqi refugees residing in Jordan. Questionnaires and Brunel Mood Scale were used to collect demographical data. Data were analyzed using t-test and analysis of variance. A high prevalence of overweight and obesity was observed in this population (60.5%). Mood subscales were not associated with body mass index categories. However, body mass index as a continuous variable was associated with anger, depression, and fatigue scores. Linear regression revealed that age, ethnicity, unemployment, chronic illnesses, and physical activity level, but not mood, are associated with body mass index.
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- 2019
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