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Overweight is associated with the higher prevalence of chronic diseases.
The daily practice of exercise lead to decrease the body fat percentage,
the prevention and treatment of obesity associated with diseases. The
aim of this study is to assess the infl uence of physical activity in body
composition of college students. The study included 271 students (91
men, 180 women), the average age being 21.6 ± 2.8 years old. Body
fat percentage was obtained by bioelectrical impedance analysis and the
physical activity by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Kruskal–Wallis, ANOVA
and Turkey test, in statistical software SPSS vs. 18.0. The results showed
that the moderate level of physical activity was more prevalent among
students of both genders. In males, we found that physical activity
infl uenced body fat % (p = 0.03). A multiple comparison analysis identi-
fi ed a statically signifi cant difference (p = 0.005) between fat % of
individuals classifi ed with a low level (18.0 ± 5.6%) and those with a
vigorous level (14.5 ± 3.7%) of physical activity. The opposite was
found for female, didn’t exist statically signifi cant differences between
physical activity and body fat %.
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Keywords
Physical activity Body composition Students
Citation
Souza, Juliana; Santos, Andreia; Barros, Maria; Gonçalves, Patrícia; Sobral, Susana Pereira, Vanessa (2012). Relationship between physical activity and body composition
in college students. In 16th International Congress of Dietetics. Australia
Publisher
Dietitians Association of Australia