The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Subjective Happiness among Taiwanese Adults
Autor: | Ching-Yu Tseng, Chien-Chang Ho, Fu-Shu Hsu, Hui-Ling Chen, Yun-Chi Chang, Po-Fu Lee, Xin-Yu Hsieh |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Physical fitness Happiness Taiwan lcsh:Medicine physical activity Logistic regression Article Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life health related physical fitness Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine media_common business.industry Waist-Hip Ratio lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cardiorespiratory fitness 030229 sport sciences Anthropometry Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Quartile quality of life Physical Fitness Female business Body mass index mental health Demography |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 11 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 3774, p 3774 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17113774 |
Popis: | The purpose of the present study was to determine the association between health-related physical fitness (HRPF) performance and perceived happiness status among adults in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study was conducted, and data derived from the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan 2014&ndash 2015 were reviewed. The participants included 27,930 men and 30,885 women, aged 23 to 64 years. Each participant completed a standardized, structured questionnaire and underwent anthropometric variable and HRPF measurements. The happiness outcome of an individual was obtained using the questionnaire, and the results were stratified into happy (very happy, quite happy, and fair) and unhappy (unhappy and not at all happy) groups for perceived happiness status. HRPF measurements were evaluated using cardiorespiratory endurance (3 min step test), muscle strength and endurance (1 min sit-up test), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), and body composition (body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio). To determine the existence of a dose&ndash response relationship between HRPF component levels and happiness status, four quartiles of HRPF components were analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. Multiple logistic regression results indicated that with the worst performance level of HRPF components as a baseline, significant associations were observed for the sit-and-reach test (third level: OR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.02&ndash 1.49) and BMI (second level: OR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.64&ndash 0.95) among men. For women, significant associations were observed for the 1 min sit-up test (second level: OR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.03&ndash 1.60 third level: OR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.04&ndash 1.67 fourth (the best) level: OR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.12&ndash 1.95) and BMI (third level: OR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.58&ndash 0.92). The current study suggested that higher values in flexibility and body composition, happiness-related factors, potentially improve the occurrence of happiness among men. Moreover, this positive effect of higher values of muscle strength, endurance, and BMI was observed for the occurrence of happiness in women. However, the relevant mechanism underlying this phenomenon must be further explored |
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