Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels and Body Compositions of University Students

Authors : Şükran ARIKAN, Serkan REVAN

Pages : 67-73

Doi:10.15314/tsed.531201

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Publication Date : 2019-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between physical activity levels and body composition of university students. A total of 155 students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(56 women, 99 men); attending Selcuk University Faculty of Sports Sciences voluntarily participated in the research. Body composition was determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis while the International Physical Activity Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IPAQ);- short form was used to determine students` physical activity levels. According to the research findings, there was no correlation between body composition variables and physical activity level variables in men insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p> 0,05);, but there was only a weak but significant negative correlation between total physical activity score and height in women insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p <0,05, r = -0.28);. There was a significant relationship between the total score of high intensity physical activity and body weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.21);, body fat percentage insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = -0.21);, lean body mass insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.24);, basal metabolic rate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.23);, body mass index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.17); and waist / hip ratio insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.24);. Besides it was also determined that there was a significant relationship between total physical activity score and waist / hip ratio insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.18);. As a result, it can be said that there is no significant relationship between body composition variables and physical activity level variables of men and women participating in the research.
Keywords : Physical Activity Level, Body Composition, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis