Configural path of obesity
Linkage of physical activity and lifestyle based on fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22077883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yi Wang (0000-0003-2228-7009, Sichuan University), Fengshan Yue (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Wei Li (0000-0002-3581-849X, Sichuan University), Lixu Tang (0000-0002-8146-9999, Wuhan Sports University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 1533311-1533311 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1533311 |
| PMID | 40226321 |
| OpenAlex | W4408929358 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
Obesity plays a significant role in the burden of various health conditions, it is not only a global health issue but challenges the national public health system. Some regions of China still face a high prevalence of obesity, and it is broadly recognized that physical activities interact with lifestyle in different pathways would affect obesity. We aim to capture different configurational paths that lead to obesity, using the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Eight obesity-related variables were involved, and data were collected between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. The study shows six configurational paths result in obesity, in which the necessary condition is “educational status,” and core conditions of “the time of exercise” and “weekly sitting time*sleeping time less than 6 h*second hand smoking exposure on average of 4–6 days per week *keep excising on average of 4 times per week* exercise intensity on the shortness of breath, markedly increased heart rate, heavy sweating” play an important role in the obesity outcome, and the solution exhibits acceptable consistency is 0.50. The six configurational paths solution consistency is 0.76, and the solution coverage is 0.31. Besides the necessary condition and core factors that play(s) an important role in the development of obesity, we have to consider the multiple factors of physical activity and lifestyle have a cross-cutting effect on obesity. This can offer a better understanding of the mechanisms that cause obesity by identifying and characterizing the regional population, which would help develop an effective protective measure for obesity
Biology · Fuzzy logic · Fuzzy set · Machine learning · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Qualitative comparative analysis · Computer Science · Medicine · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Artificial Intelligence · Endocrinology · Genetics
Built Environment, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Obesogenic environments
eHealth Literacy and Web 2.0 Health Information Seeking Behaviors Among Baby Boomers and Older Adults
Epidemiology and determinants of obesity in China
Health policy and public health implications of obesity in China
The influence of education on health
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
How popularising higher education affects economic growth and poverty alleviation
Impact of educational attainment and economic globalization on obesity in adult females and males
Configurational Comparative Methods
Healthcare costs attributable to abnormal weight in China
Achieved educational attainment, inherited genetic endowment for education, and obesity
Crossover Effects of Education on Health within Married Couples
Standards of Good Practice in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy-Sets
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |