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THE EFFECTS OF OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; NORMAL AND UNDER-WEIGHT ON HEALTH – RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMPARISON OF THESE FACTORS IN YOUNG MAN AND WOMEN COLLEGIAN STUDENT

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dc.creator Ali Asghar Fallahi
dc.creator Mohammad Hosein Abdollahi
dc.creator Shohreh Anaami
dc.date 2011
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-30T14:27:16Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-30T14:27:16Z
dc.date.issued 2013-05-30
dc.identifier http://ephysician.ir/2011/111-377.pdf
dc.identifier http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=20085842&date=2011&volume=3&issue=3&spage=231
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/6154
dc.description Poor physical fitness; as well as obesity; are risk factors for some sever disease insulinresistance; type 2 diabetes mellitus; inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Therefore thepurpose of this study was to survey the effects of obesity; overweight; normal and under-weighton physical fitness and comparison this factors in young man and women collegian student.Material and methods: 149 students was selected from Payamenor university of Boshehr cityand divided into an obese and overweight; normal weight and underweight groups based onbody mass index. T independent test were used for analyses of data in two groups. SPSSsoftware version 16 was used for analyses of data at levels of α<0.05.Obese young man and women had poorer performances on all tests requiring propulsion of thebody mass. Other results indicate; mean of physical fitness tests was higher in underweightstudents. There are a significant differences in all test (540 meter (p<0.001); 4×9 meter run(p<0.001); sit-up test (p<0.001) and push up test (p<0.001) and vertical jump (p<0.001)between young man and women. Overweight/obese students had poorer performance incardiovascular endurance; agility and power of lower limb than non-obese subjects. Results ofthis study show that young women have lower scores on all fitness components.
dc.publisher Electronic Physician
dc.source Electronic Physician
dc.subject Physical Fitness
dc.subject Cardiovascular Fitness
dc.subject Obesity
dc.subject Student
dc.title THE EFFECTS OF OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; NORMAL AND UNDER-WEIGHT ON HEALTH – RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMPARISON OF THESE FACTORS IN YOUNG MAN AND WOMEN COLLEGIAN STUDENT


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