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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56283/1859-0381/929
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Vol. 21 No. 4 (2025)
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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NGUYEN VHA, LE TDT, PHAN HT, NGUYEN TBQ, HA VPM, LE PN. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, 2025. Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm. 2025;21(4):58-66. doi:10.56283/1859-0381/929

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, 2025

Vo Huynh An NGUYEN1, , Thi Diem Trinh LE1, Hoang Tri PHAN1, Thi Bich Quyen NGUYEN1, Vu Phuc Minh HA1, Phuc Nguyen LE1
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

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Abstract

Aims: To describe the current status of physical activity and analyze the relationship between nutritional status and physical activity in adolescent students in Ho Chi Minh City in 2025. 

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 903 students aged 12-18 years in Ho Chi Minh City, from January to February 2025. The study collected anthropometric indices of weight and height, physical activity.

Results: Over 75% of the students met the recommendations of World Health Organization for physical activity (50.28% in males and 27.36% in females). Students in suburban areas tended to engage in vigorous-intensity physical activity (46.75%), while those in urban areas were more likely to participate in moderate-intensity activity (39.76%). Overall, vigorous-intensity activity accounted for the highest proportion across the sample (41.20%). The students met physical activity recommendation were more likely to  overweight and obesity than those did not (OR = 1.49; 95%CI: 1.04–2.14, p = 0.032)

Conclusion: Physical activity interventions should be tailored to specific subgroups and incorporated as part of comprehensive school-based nutritional management strategies in Ho Chi Minh City, particularly targeting students with overweight and obesity.

Keywords

Puberty, physical activity, school health

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