UniStArt
The UniStArt study aimed to monitor changes in body weight among first-year students enrolled in an Australian university and investigate whether dietary intake and physical activity behaviours, in addition to eating behaviour and basal metabolic rate (BMR), impact weight change in these students. The 12-month prospective observational study followed university students in Adelaide, South Australia, during the academic year from March 2015 to February 2016. Participants were first-year university students, older than 18 years of age, and had not studied at tertiary level in the previous five years. Of the 29 participants who commenced the study, 22 participants (5 males and 17 females) completed the study at the 12-month time point.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
29 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2015
Primary Institutions
University of South Australia
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
University of South Australia
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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