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The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

The present study aims to investigate the associations between physical fitness performance and abdominal obesity risk among Taiwanese adults. We conducted a cross-sectional study and reviewed the data derived from the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (HPFSIT). Data from a total of 62,486...

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Autores principales: Lee, Po-Fu, Ho, Chien-Chang, Kan, Nai-Wen, Yeh, Ding-Peng, Chang, Yun-Chi, Li, Yu-Jui, Tseng, Ching-Yu, Hsieh, Xin-Yu, Chiu, Chih-Hui
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32155732
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051722
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author Lee, Po-Fu
Ho, Chien-Chang
Kan, Nai-Wen
Yeh, Ding-Peng
Chang, Yun-Chi
Li, Yu-Jui
Tseng, Ching-Yu
Hsieh, Xin-Yu
Chiu, Chih-Hui
author_facet Lee, Po-Fu
Ho, Chien-Chang
Kan, Nai-Wen
Yeh, Ding-Peng
Chang, Yun-Chi
Li, Yu-Jui
Tseng, Ching-Yu
Hsieh, Xin-Yu
Chiu, Chih-Hui
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description The present study aims to investigate the associations between physical fitness performance and abdominal obesity risk among Taiwanese adults. We conducted a cross-sectional study and reviewed the data derived from the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (HPFSIT). Data from a total of 62,486 respondents aged 23–64 years were collected in this study. The participants completed a standardized structural questionnaire and a series of anthropometric characteristics (body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio) and physical fitness (3-min step tests, 1-min sit-up tests, and sit-and-reach tests) assessments. Waist circumference was used to define abdominal obesity status. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted. Our results presented almost entirely significant associations (except for women) on the 3-min step test. Moreover, the results suggest that muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility may be effective predictors of abdominal obesity among men and women, whereas cardiorespiratory fitness predicted abdominal obesity only in men. According to the results of this study, the fitness–abdominal obesity associations are minor based on a mixed population analysis. However, dose–response relationships have been observed. The present study provides a new perspective by using different types of fitness performance to predict abdominal obesity.
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spelling pubmed-70846932020-03-24 The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Lee, Po-Fu Ho, Chien-Chang Kan, Nai-Wen Yeh, Ding-Peng Chang, Yun-Chi Li, Yu-Jui Tseng, Ching-Yu Hsieh, Xin-Yu Chiu, Chih-Hui Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The present study aims to investigate the associations between physical fitness performance and abdominal obesity risk among Taiwanese adults. We conducted a cross-sectional study and reviewed the data derived from the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (HPFSIT). Data from a total of 62,486 respondents aged 23–64 years were collected in this study. The participants completed a standardized structural questionnaire and a series of anthropometric characteristics (body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio) and physical fitness (3-min step tests, 1-min sit-up tests, and sit-and-reach tests) assessments. Waist circumference was used to define abdominal obesity status. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted. Our results presented almost entirely significant associations (except for women) on the 3-min step test. Moreover, the results suggest that muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility may be effective predictors of abdominal obesity among men and women, whereas cardiorespiratory fitness predicted abdominal obesity only in men. According to the results of this study, the fitness–abdominal obesity associations are minor based on a mixed population analysis. However, dose–response relationships have been observed. The present study provides a new perspective by using different types of fitness performance to predict abdominal obesity. MDPI 2020-03-06 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7084693/ /pubmed/32155732 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051722 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lee, Po-Fu
Ho, Chien-Chang
Kan, Nai-Wen
Yeh, Ding-Peng
Chang, Yun-Chi
Li, Yu-Jui
Tseng, Ching-Yu
Hsieh, Xin-Yu
Chiu, Chih-Hui
The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
title The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short The Association between Physical Fitness Performance and Abdominal Obesity Risk among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort association between physical fitness performance and abdominal obesity risk among taiwanese adults: a cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32155732
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051722
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