Relation of body mass index and body fat mass for Spanish university students, taking into account leisure-time physical activity.
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.
Molina-García
Javier
J
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Guillem de Castro 175, 46003 Valencia, Spain. javier.molina@ucv.es
Castillo
Isabel
I
Pablos
Carlos
C
Queralt
Ana
A
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D055686:Metabolic Equivalent; D009043:Motor Activity; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data