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Poor eating habit is a major public health concern among Study Design: Cross-sectional
young adults who experience transition into a university Study Sample and Location: Universal sampling of 132 pre-clinical medical students
life (Nelson et al, 2008). from a Malaysian private university.
The triad of social, environmental and psychological Instruments: Self-administered questionnaire which included items on socio-
domains stimulates the adoption of unhealthy eating habits demography, anthropometry, eating habits & psychosocial factors. Psychological
among university students. factors was assessed by the Validated 6 item Compulsive Eating Scale (Kagan &
This study aimed to assess patterns of eating habit and its Squires, 1984).
associated factors, with particular focus on psychological
determinants among medical students in a Malaysian Ethical issue: Approval from ethics committee of MSU. Information sheet and
university. assurance of confidentiality. Consent.
Statistical Analysis: SPSS 16. Descriptive,bivariate & multivariate analysis. T-test,
ANOVA, Multiple Hierarchical Linear Regression. Items on eating habits and
psychological factors were summed, total score for each part was obtained.