scholarly journals Physical Activity Patterns Associated with Lifestyle, Diet, and Body Mass Index in a Sample of Young Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad H. Alghadir ◽  
Sami A. Gabr
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns

scholarly journals HUNGARIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS WITH REGARD TO GENDER

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 739-752
Author(s):  
Veronika Végh ◽  
Gergely Horzsa ◽  
Zsolt B. Nagy ◽  
Gábor Elbert ◽  
Henriette Pusztafalvi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns

The rationale behind the research is the Hungarian government’s decision to introduce daily physical education lessons in schools. The system was expanded to all grades by the 2016/2017 academic year. It aims to improve students’ health consciousness and sports habits. Hungarian high school students’ physical activity, participation in competitive sport, body mass index and lifestyle determiners were examined with regard to gender. Altogether, 333 students completed the anonymous questionnaire, their average age was 16.12. Their Body Mass Index (BMI) was used to estimate the prevalence of obesity. The association between BMI and lifestyle determiners was analysed. 63.8% of girls and 70.4% of boys exercise daily or several times a week. Girls love individual sports, while boys would rather choose team sports. More boys participate in competitive sports (26.2%) than girls (16.5%). Both genders’ biology marks are better than those of students who do no sport. 46.81% of girls and 27.59% of boys have been on a slimming diet, and a high percentage of girls were on a slimming diet, even those with a normal BMI. The results suggest that despite having five physical education (PE) lessons every week, students want to get more exercise. However, a lack of time and fatigue prevents them from doing so. Most children chose PE as their favourite subject, but out of all sporting venues it is at school that they like doing sport the least. Keywords: physical activity patterns, eating habits, physical education.

scholarly journals Low Physical Activity Levels Are Linked to Early Hypertension Risk in College-Going Young Adults

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1258
Author(s):  
Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy ◽  
Mariam Mhd Salem Kamcheh ◽  
Ranim Jihad Itani ◽  
Mirna Mohamed ◽  
Heba Ayman Eid Abdellatif Zahran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Hypertension Risk ◽  
College Going ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Weekly Physical Activity

Background: Sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity along with body mass are identified as critical determinants of vascular health along with body mass in young adults. However, the relationship between potential physical health and anthropometric variables with high blood Eid pressure remain unexplored in young adults from the United Arab Emirates region. Methodology: We administered a cross-sectional study in young adults assessing their self-reported physical activity levels, anthropometric variables (body mass index and waist circumference) and ambulatory blood pressure. The associations among potential physical health, anthropometric variables and high blood pressure were analysed through logistic regression after necessary transformation. Results: Of 354 participants (176 males, 178 females), we found 17.79% (n = 63) had higher mean arterial pressure. Males (n = 40; 22.73%) had higher risk of hypertension than females (n = 12.92%). Weekly physical activity levels (β = −0.001; p = 0.002), age (β = −0.168; p = 0.005) and gender (β = −0.709; p = 0.028) were found to be more strongly associated with hypertension risk than the body mass index (β = 0.093; p = 0.075), waist circumference (β = 0.013; p = 0.588) and the weekly sitting time (β = 0.000; p = 0.319) of the individuals. Conclusions: Lower physical activity was associated with hypertension risk compared to other modifiable risk factors such as waist circumference, body mass index and sedentary time in college-going young adults. Public health measures should continue to emphasise optimisation of weekly physical activity levels to mitigate vascular health risks at educational institution levels.

scholarly journals Association of High Blood Pressure with Body Mass Index, Smoking and Physical Activity in Healthy Young Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Papathanasiou ◽  
Efthimia Zerva ◽  
Ioannis Zacharis ◽  
Maria Papandreou ◽  
Effie Papageorgiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Final Size

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between resting blood pressure (BP), smoking, physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) in Greek young adults. Materials and Methodology: A standardised questionnaire and the Greek version of IPAQ-short were given to 1500 randomly selected health science students, in order to record smoking behaviour, PA status, BMI and resting BP. All healthy young adults aged 19-30 years old were eligible. The final size of the study cohort was 1249 students (522 men). Results: Males’ BP was 129.2/77.0 mmHg, significantly higher than the females’ values of 119.9/73.4 mmHg. Approximately 17% of the total population were classified as overweight and 3% as obese. In the overall population, smoking prevalence was 35.2%, with 15.3% being heavy smokers (≥21 cigs/d). Smoking prevalence did not differ significantly between sexes. The prevalence of health-enhancing PA (high PAclass) was only 14.0%, while 42.8% of the study population were classified as insufficiently active (low PAclass). Of the three lifestyle risk factors examined, only BMI was significantly and directly associated with systolic and diastolic BP levels. The prevalence of hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg) was significantly higher in men compared to women, and in obese and overweight participants compared to normal-weight subjects. Smoking and categorical PA (PAclass) were not correlated with BP. Continuous vigorous PAscore was significantly and directly associated with systolic BP, but only in males. Conclusion: BMI was significantly and directly associated with resting BP in both sexes. Smoking prevalence and PA status were not associated with BP in this sample of Greek young adults.

scholarly journals Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Fracture Among Young Adults: Longitudinal Results From the Thai Cohort Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 435-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Jordan ◽  
Lynette Lim ◽  
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf ◽  
Chris Bain ◽  
Sam-ang Seubsman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Body Mass
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