期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2019
卷号：26
期号：2
页码：1-7
DOI：10.26444/aaem/93746
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Objective. The aim of the study was to define whether in a group of young women the place of residence in their childhood
and adolescence, as well as moving from a rural to an urban area, have affected their biological condition.
Materials and method. The data were obtained from 1,305 unmarried and childless women aged 18–25. The respondents
were university students. Each person’s height, weight and waist circumference were measured, and the BMI, WHR, and
WHtR indices were calculated. A survey was used to collect data on the females’ socio-economic status, their health condition
and course of menstruation cycle.
Results. In the whole sample, apart from WHR, there was no significant difference in anthropometric characteristics
depending on the urbanization degree of the place of residence before commencing studies. In comparing the two groups
of women, changing place of residence from a village to a city and from a city to another city, more differences were visible.
Women of rural origin presented significantly higher values of BMI, waist circumference and WHtR than those from the
city. They were also more frequently characterized by overweight and abdominal obesity. The women from other cities
were characterized by underweight and too low amount of abdominal adipose tissue. Health problems were found in both
groups. Students of rural origin more rarely declared changes in body weight and health condition after beginning studies.
Students of urban origin were more often affected by sleeping problems and spine pains.
Conclusions. The results of the study do not indicate that a change of place of residence has a stronger effect on the
biological condition of rural women than their urban peers.
关键词：obesity; rural;urban disparities; underweight; heath status
