The Association between Fitness and Obesity in Diverse Multi-Ethnic College Students

Autor/inn/en	McEligot, Archana Jaiswal; Mitra, Sinjini; Beam, William
Titel	The Association between Fitness and Obesity in Diverse Multi-Ethnic College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 69 (2021) 3, S.290-297 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2019.1665054
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Correlation; College Students; Physical Fitness; Health Behavior; Urban Universities; Hispanic American Students; White Students; Asian American Students; Case Studies; Body Composition; Stress Management; Intervention; Racial Differences; Stress Variables; Metabolism; Muscular Strength; Scores + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Korrelation; Collegestudent; Leistungsfähigkeit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Rassenunterschied; Stoffwechsel; Muskelkraft
Abstract	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 < 0.05) were observed between NHW (23.17 ± 3.67), Hispanics (24.32 ± 3.67), and Asians (22.92 ± 4.12). Fitness parameters, relative VO2 max, % body fat, and total fitness score were significantly (p < 0.0001) associated with obesity. Stress was strongly significantly associated with obesity in Hispanics (p < 0.001) 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01