The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Ching Yu Tseng, Yun Chi Chang, Yu Jui Li, Ding Peng Yeh, Nai Wen Kan, Po-Fu Lee, Xin Yu Hsieh, Chien-Chang Ho, Chih Hui Chiu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male Waist Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Physical fitness Taiwan lcsh:Medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Physical strength Article Body Mass Index Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine physical fitness performance education Abdominal obesity education.field_of_study business.industry abdominal obesity risk lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cardiorespiratory fitness 030229 sport sciences Middle Aged Anthropometry waist circumference Cross-Sectional Studies Physical Fitness Obesity Abdominal Female medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 5 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 5, p 1722 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17051722 |
| Popis: | The present study aims to investigate the associations between physical fitness performance and abdominal obesity risk among Taiwanese adults. We conducted a cross-sectional study and reviewed the data derived from the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (HPFSIT). Data from a total of 62,486 respondents aged 23&ndash 64 years were collected in this study. The participants completed a standardized structural questionnaire and a series of anthropometric characteristics (body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio) and physical fitness (3-min step tests, 1-min sit-up tests, and sit-and-reach tests) assessments. Waist circumference was used to define abdominal obesity status. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted. Our results presented almost entirely significant associations (except for women) on the 3-min step test. Moreover, the results suggest that muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility may be effective predictors of abdominal obesity among men and women, whereas cardiorespiratory fitness predicted abdominal obesity only in men. According to the results of this study, the fitness&ndash abdominal obesity associations are minor based on a mixed population analysis. However, dose&ndash response relationships have been observed. The present study provides a new perspective by using different types of fitness performance to predict abdominal obesity. |
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