Home⇛Himal-us: Guimaras State College Multidisciplinary Research Journal⇛vol. 10 no. 1 (2018)

GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE EMPLOYEES’ BODY MASS INDEX STATUS: BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES WELLNESS PROGRAM

Khristian de la Rama | Maribeth Sumalde | Leopoldo Third Tumapang

Discipline: health studies

 

Abstract:

The body mass (weight) and the height of an individual are the attributes used to derive Body Mass Index (BMI) or Quetelet Index. The body mass divided by square of the body height gives BMI and expressed in unites kg/m2, mass is in kilograms and height is in meters. BMI categorizes the person as underweight, normal, overweight or obese. Thus, this descriptive study was conducted to determine the body mass index status of employees of Guimaras State College. The respondents were the 114 faculty and staff. The height and weight of the respondents were taken using a tape measure and weighing sale to determine the body mass index status. Personal Data Sheet was used as another option to get the data due to the unavailability of respondents during the actual measurement of their height and weight. Statistical tools used were frequency, percentage distribution and weighted mean. Results revealed that in Academic Year 2017-2018, there were more female faculties and staffs that were tenured compared to male. Majority of the faculty were old, have permanent job specialize in teaching Filipino and English language with teaching load below 24 units. As to the profile of staff, majority of them were young and employed as job order. Furthermore, its good to note that the young permanent female faculties were healthy.



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