The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Body Compositionin Young Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15510205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lovro Štefan (0000-0002-7705-7801, University of Zagreb, corresponding author), Marko Čule (0000-0002-5460-0285, University of Zagreb), Ivan Milinović (0000-0001-5735-7500, University of Zagreb), Dora Juranko, Goran Sporiš (0000-0002-8372-7728, University of Zagreb) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 893-893 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph14080893 |
| PMID | 28786940 |
| OpenAlex | W2745059383 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
Background: Little is known of how lifestyle factors might influence on body composition parameters in young adults from Croatia. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the lifestyle factors and body composition in young adults. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants were 271 university students (59.0% of women). Body composition was measured by using bioelectric impendance analysis (BIA). Blood pressure and heart rate were measured according to standardized protocol and Mediterranean diet adherence (MD), physical activity (PA) and psychological distress (PD) were assessed with validated questionnaires. Results: Self-rated health (SRH) and PA were inversely associated with weight, body-mass index (BMI), fat-mass percentage and blood pressure in men and with weight, BMI, fat-mass percentage and heart rate in women. Higher levels of SRH and PA were positively associated with fat-free mass percentage in both men and women. Smoking was positively associatedwith BMI and fat-mass percentage in women and with heart rate in men. Alcohol consumption was positively associated with weight and BMI in women and fat-mass percentage and heart rate in men, yet inversely associated with fat-free mass percentage only in men. PD was positively associated with weight and blood pressure in men and with BMI, fat-mass percentage and blood pressure in women. Conclusions: Our study shows that higher levels of SRH, MD and PA are related with healthy body composition parameters in young adults. Special interventions and policies that enhance PA and MD and decrease substance use and misuse (SUM) and PD should be implemented within the university school systems
Blood pressure · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Heart rate · Obesity · Young adult · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Physiology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |