The association between fitness and obesity in diverse multi-ethnic college students
| Autor: | Sinjini Mitra, William C. Beam, Archana J. McEligot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
050103 clinical psychology Universities education Physical fitness Ethnic group Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ethnicity medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Students Association (psychology) Student population business.industry 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Population study Psychology business Demography |
| Zdroj: | J Am Coll Health |
| ISSN: | 1940-3208 0744-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2019.1665054 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: We examined differences and associations between physical fitness and behavioral factors with obesity in a multi-ethnic student population. PARTICIPANTS: Study population included non-Hispanic whites (NHW, n = 1,454); Hispanics (n = 1,436) and Asians (n = 1,016) at a metropolitan university from Fall 2006 to Fall 2013. METHODS: Analyses of Variance and regression analyses, utilizing cross-sectional data, measured the association between fitness, and behavior with obesity. RESULTS: BMI differences (p < .05) were observed between NHW (23.17 ± 3.67), Hispanics (24.32 ± 3.67), and Asians (22.92 ± 4.12). Fitness parameters, relative VO(2) max, % body fat, and total fitness score were significantly (p < .0001) associated with obesity. Stress was strongly significantly associated with obesity in Hispanics (p < .001) and somewhat in NHW. CONCLUSIONS: Obesity disparities persist in college. Physical fitness and stress management interventions should be targeted towards Hispanic and NHW college students, which may curb current and/or adult-onset obesity. |
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