Overweight and Health Behavior of the Students and Personnel in Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study and compare overweight and health behaviors of students and personnel of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The students were classified by sex and the personnel were categorized as those in academic fields and those in administrative sections. Questionnaires were employed to collect the data. The total samples were 713 persons: 401 students and 312 personnel. 713 questionnaires were returned as 100 %. The completed data were analyzed by computing in terms of percentage, means, standard deviation and t-test; the level of significant difference was at .05. The findings were as follows. 1. The students’ average body mass index was in the normal range. They had average body composition and there was no overweight problem, i.e. their average body mass index was 22.60. The result found in the personnel was related to overweight: their average body mass index was 23.11. 2. The risk behaviors of both students and personnel were in the average level. 3. The health promotion behaviors of both students and personnel were in the average level. 4. The average health behaviors of both male and female students were not different. However, one of the risk behaviors was found significantly different which was that they eat instant noodles and snacks; and that of the health promotion behaviors which was that they ate fruit and they exercised properly. 5. The average health behaviors of the personnel were not different. However, one of the risk behaviors was found significantly different which was smoking cigarettes or using drugs.