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Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea
BACKGROUND: Low levels of physical activity can cause various physical symptoms or illness. However, few studies on this association have been conducted in young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity levels and physical symptoms or illness in youn...
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The Korean Academy of Family Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039119/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688861 http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2016.37.5.279 |
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author | Ahn, Sang-Hyun Um, Yoo-Jin Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Hyun-Joo Oh, Seung-Won Lee, Cheol Min Kwon, Hyuktae Joh, Hee-Kyung |
author_facet | Ahn, Sang-Hyun Um, Yoo-Jin Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Hyun-Joo Oh, Seung-Won Lee, Cheol Min Kwon, Hyuktae Joh, Hee-Kyung |
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description | BACKGROUND: Low levels of physical activity can cause various physical symptoms or illness. However, few studies on this association have been conducted in young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity levels and physical symptoms or illness in young adults. METHODS: Subjects were university students who participated in a web-based self-administered questionnaire in a university in Seoul in 2013. We obtained information on physical activities and physical symptoms or illness in the past year. Independent variables were defined as symptoms or illness which were associated with decreased academic performance. Logistic regression was performed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of each physical symptom or illness with adjustment for covariables. RESULTS: A total of 2,201 participants were included in the study. The main physical symptoms or illness among participants were severe fatigue (64.2%), muscle or joint pain (46.3%), gastrointestinal problems (43.1%), headache or dizziness (38.6%), frequent colds (35.1%), and sleep problems (33.3%). Low physical activity levels were significantly associated with high ORs of physical symptoms or illness. Multivariable-adjusted ORs (95% CIs) in the lowest vs. highest tertile of physical activity were 1.45 (1.14–1.83) for severe fatigue, 1.35 (1.07–1.70) for frequent colds, and 1.29 (1.02–1.63) for headaches or dizziness. We also found that lower levels of physical activity were associated with more physical symptoms or bouts of illness. CONCLUSION: Low physical activity levels were significantly associated with various physical symptoms or illness among university students. Also, individuals in the lower levels of physical activity were more likely to experience more physical symptoms or bouts of illness than those in the highest tertile of physical activity. |
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spelling | pubmed-50391192016-09-29 Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea Ahn, Sang-Hyun Um, Yoo-Jin Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Hyun-Joo Oh, Seung-Won Lee, Cheol Min Kwon, Hyuktae Joh, Hee-Kyung Korean J Fam Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Low levels of physical activity can cause various physical symptoms or illness. However, few studies on this association have been conducted in young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity levels and physical symptoms or illness in young adults. METHODS: Subjects were university students who participated in a web-based self-administered questionnaire in a university in Seoul in 2013. We obtained information on physical activities and physical symptoms or illness in the past year. Independent variables were defined as symptoms or illness which were associated with decreased academic performance. Logistic regression was performed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of each physical symptom or illness with adjustment for covariables. RESULTS: A total of 2,201 participants were included in the study. The main physical symptoms or illness among participants were severe fatigue (64.2%), muscle or joint pain (46.3%), gastrointestinal problems (43.1%), headache or dizziness (38.6%), frequent colds (35.1%), and sleep problems (33.3%). Low physical activity levels were significantly associated with high ORs of physical symptoms or illness. Multivariable-adjusted ORs (95% CIs) in the lowest vs. highest tertile of physical activity were 1.45 (1.14–1.83) for severe fatigue, 1.35 (1.07–1.70) for frequent colds, and 1.29 (1.02–1.63) for headaches or dizziness. We also found that lower levels of physical activity were associated with more physical symptoms or bouts of illness. CONCLUSION: Low physical activity levels were significantly associated with various physical symptoms or illness among university students. Also, individuals in the lower levels of physical activity were more likely to experience more physical symptoms or bouts of illness than those in the highest tertile of physical activity. The Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2016-09 2016-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5039119/ /pubmed/27688861 http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2016.37.5.279 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Korean Academy of Family Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Ahn, Sang-Hyun Um, Yoo-Jin Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Hyun-Joo Oh, Seung-Won Lee, Cheol Min Kwon, Hyuktae Joh, Hee-Kyung Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea |
title | Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea |
title_full | Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea |
title_fullStr | Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea |
title_short | Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physical Symptoms or Illness among University Students in Korea |
title_sort | association between physical activity levels and physical symptoms or illness among university students in korea |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039119/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688861 http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2016.37.5.279 |
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