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The association between church attendance and obesity-related lifestyle behaviours among New Zealand adolescents from different Pacific Island ethnic groups Research Completed
Title
The association between church attendance and obesity-related lifestyle behaviours among New Zealand adolescents from different Pacific Island ethnic groups
Lead Author
Ofa A. Dewes
,
Robert Scragg, C. Raina Elley
Organisation(s)
School of Population Health, University of Auckland
Publication Year
2013
Publisher
Journal of Primary Health Care, 5(4), 290–300
Contacts
School of Population Health, University of Auckland
Abstract
This study identified and described the risk factors for and protective factors against obesity among Pacific Island adolescents who attend church and compared them with Pacific Island adolescents who do not attend church. This study found that church attendees had a higher mean body mass index (BMI) compared with non-attendees adjusted for age, gender and Pacific Island ethnicity. The weight status of attendees was associated with less healthy breakfast and lunch sources, lower levels of physical activity, and limited knowledge of the risk factors for obesity.
Keywords:
Church attendance, risk factors, protective factors, obesity
