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- Title:
Relation of aerobic fitness, eating behavior and physical activity to body composition in college-age women: A path analysis
- Document type:
- Zeitschriftenaufsatz
- Author(s):
- Murphy, Chaise; Takahashi, Shinya; Bovaird, Jim; Koehler, Karsten
- Abstract:
- Objective: Given the number of college students with a normal BMI decreases 9-12% throughout the college experience, we wanted to model the traits responsible for behaviors impacting body composition in college-age women. Participants: Participants (n = 141) were recruited from a freshman-level nutrition course between August 2016 and May 2018. Methods: We built a path analysis model using variables from online questionnaires and lab visits. We grouped participants by median split of aerobic fitness and evaluated model fit. We defined statistical significance as p < .05. Results: The model provided an adequate representation of the data (CFI = 0.921). Aerobic fitness was the strongest predictor of body fat (p < .001) in both high-fit (-0.440) and low-fit (-0.469) women. Body dissatisfaction demonstrated relationships with body fat previously established in athletes and clinical populations. Conclusion: Physical activity to improve aerobic fitness appears most effective at maintaining healthy body composition in this population.
- Keywords:
- Aerobic fitness; body composition; body dissatisfaction; drive for thinness; path analysis
- Dewey Decimal Classification:
- 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie; 610 Medizin und Gesundheit; 790 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung
- Journal title:
- Journal of American College Health
- Year:
- 2021
- Journal volume:
- 69
- Journal issue:
- 1
- Pages contribution:
- 30-37
- Reviewed:
- ja
- Language:
- en
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1080/07448481.2019.1647210
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31369354
- WWW:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31369354
- Publisher:
- Informa UK Limited
- E-ISSN:
- 0744-84811940-3208
- Impact Factor:
- 1.455
- Status:
- Verlagsversion / published
- Date of publication:
- 10.03.2021
- Semester:
- SS 19
- TUM Institution:
- Professur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit
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- mediaTUM GesamtbestandEinrichtungenSchools TUM School of Medicine and HealthDepartmentsHealth and Sport SciencesProfessur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit (Prof. Köhler)Publikationen 2019
- mediaTUM GesamtbestandEinrichtungenSchools TUM School of Medicine and HealthDepartmentsHealth and Sport SciencesProfessur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit (Prof. Köhler)Autor: Murphy
- mediaTUM GesamtbestandEinrichtungenSchools TUM School of Medicine and HealthDepartmentsHealth and Sport SciencesProfessur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit (Prof. Köhler)