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Physiological Health Parameters Among College Students To Promote Chronic Disease Prevention And Health Promotion, David R. Black, Daniel C. Coster, Samantha R. Paige May 2017

Physiological Health Parameters Among College Students To Promote Chronic Disease Prevention And Health Promotion, David R. Black, Daniel C. Coster, Samantha R. Paige

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

This study aimed to provide physiologic health risk parameters by gender and age among college students enrolled in a U.S. Midwestern University to promote chronic disease prevention and ameliorate health. A total of 2615 college students between 18 and 25 years old were recruited annually using a series of cross-sectional designs during the spring semester over an 8-year period. Physiologic parameters measured included body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat (%BF), blood serum cholesterol (BSC), and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure. These measures were compared to data from NHANES to identify differences in physiologic parameters among 18-25 year …