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Relation of body mass index and body fat mass for Spanish university students, taking into account leisure-time physical activity.
Isabel CastilloJavier Molina-garcíaCarlos PablosAna Queraltsubject
GerontologyMalePercentilePhysical activityExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyBody adiposity indexMotor ActivitySensory SystemsMetabolic equivalentFat massBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesLeisure ActivitiesAdipose TissueClassification of obesitySpainMetabolic EquivalentElectric ImpedanceHumansPsychologyEnergy MetabolismStudentsBioelectrical impedance analysisBody mass indexExercisedescription
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the relation of Body Mass Index with body fat mass while taking into account the amount of leisure-time physical activity for 299 male university students. Body fat mass was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis. An estimation of energy expenditure in leisure-time physical activity in metabolic equivalents (METs) was obtained so participants were divided into six activity groups by percentile: no physical activity by the first group and participants physically active were divided into five groups by percentiles: <25%, 26–50%, 51–75%, 76–90%, and 91–100%. Correlations of Body Mass Index with body fat mass were strong in different groups—values ranged from .76 to .85, except for the >90% group.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-24 | Perceptual and motor skills |