TY - JFULL AU - D.O. Omondi and L.O.A. Othuon and G.M. Mbagaya PY - 2011/10/ TI - Can Physical Activity and Dietary Fat Intake Influence Body Mass Index in a Cross-sectional Correlational Design? T2 - International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences SP - 424 EP - 428 VL - 5 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/7996 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 57, 2011 N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of physical activity and dietary fat intake on Body Mass Index (BMI) of lecturers within a higher learning institutionalized setting. The study adopted a Cross-sectional Correlational Design and included 120 lecturers selected proportionately by simple random sampling techniques from a population of 600 lecturers. Data was collected using questionnaires, which had sections including physical activity checklist adopted from the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), 24-hour food recall, anthropometric measurements mainly weight and height. Analysis involved the use of bivariate correlations and linear regression. A significant inverse association was registered between BMI and duration (in minutes) spent doing moderate intense physical activity per day (r=-0.322, p ER -