August 2015 Vol. 3 No. 8

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Original Research Article

Trend of physical activity, dietary intake and body composition among women with high breast adiposity

¹Norsham Juliana, PhD, *²SuzanaShahar, PhD, ³MohdAzmani Sahar, ⁴Ahmad RohiGhazali, PhD and ⁵Rahim Md Noah, PhD

¹Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Tingkat 13, Menara B, Persiaran MPAJ, Jalan Pandan Utama, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
²Dietetics Programme, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
³Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UniversitiSains Islam Malaysia, Tingkat 13, Menara B, Persiaran MPAJ, JalanPandanUtama, pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁴Biomedical Science Programme, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁵Institute of Medical Science Technology (UniKL MESTECH), A1-1 Jalan TKS 1, Taman KajangSentral, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

*Corresponding Author’s Email: orsha_17@yahoo.com/suzana.shahar@gmail.com
Tel: +60392897194; fax: +60326938717Accepted July 13, 2015

Abstract

This study aims to determine the magnitude of breast adiposity and its predictors among women residing in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Subjects were women aged 30 to 65 years old who participated in health screening at designated community centers. Their breast adiposity was assessed via EIT and extremum value of ≤ 0.2 cu indicated high breast adiposity. They were interviewed to obtain socio-demography, health status and lifestyle data and their body compositions were measured. Result indicated that the magnitude of breast adiposity among subjects was 35.1%. Menopausal status [Adjusted OR: 4.5 (95% CI: 2.7 – 7.2, p<0.05)], body fat [Adjusted OR: 3.0 (95% CI: 1.9 – 4.8)] and low activity score of leisure time activity [Adjusted OR: 5.8 (95% CI: 3.5-9.6, p< 0.05)] were strong predictors of breast adiposity respectively. Therefore, breast adiposity affect at least one third of the subjects and associated with menopausal status, body fat and low physical activity.

Keywords: Adiposity, body composition, dietary, physical activity