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24.1
Introduction
Fatigue is a feeling of extreme physical or mental tiredness. The fatigue can aggra-
vate depression or stress. Fatigue is “a subjectively reported symptom for which
there are currently no tests or objective signs allowing the clinician to quantify its
severity” (Morrow et al.
2009
). Taurine intake may play a significant role in physi-
cal and mental well-being (Stapleton et al.
1997
). In addition, taurine has the effect
of antifatigue in rat (Zhang and Chen
1999
) and has bene fi cial effect on exercise-
induced fatigue in human (Wei et al.
2001
) .
College students are a group especially prone to fatigue (D'Zurilla and Sheedy
1991
). They accomplish competing academic and social goals as well as their
sensitive reactions to both disappointment and success (Michelle et al.
2009
) .
Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among
self-reported fatigue, dietary taurine intake, and dietary habits in Korean college
students.
24.2
Methods
24.2.1
Subjects
The subjects were 239 college students (142 male and 97 female) residing in
Incheon, Korea. A cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-administered
questionnaire.
24.2.2
Anthropometric Measurement
The subject's height was measured using a stadiometer. Measurements of body
weight, body mass index (BMI), and body fat percentage (BFP) were taken with
the InBody 3.0 Body Composition Analyzer (InBody 3.0, Biospace, Seoul,
Korea).
24.2.3
Self-Reported Fatigue Measurement
Self-reported fatigue score was determined using a questionnaire of “Subjective
Symptoms of Fatigue Test.” The higher fatigue scores indicate heavier fatigue.
The fatigue score scale contained 30 items about their experience frequency of
fatigue.
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