Evaluation of body fat and risk of obesity with body mass index and relative fat mass in college students

Robayo Zurita, Núñez Acosta, Torres Verdezoto, Girón Saltos, Mosquera Méndez and Zúñiga Sánchez

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2024, vol. 3, .332

Abstract: Introduction: Obesity, a global chronic disease characterized by excessive body fat accumulation, carries elevated factors of mortality and chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, representing a serious threat to health. The aim of the study is to determine the risk of obesity in university students through the evaluation of body mass index (BMI) and relative fat mass (RFM). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 28 students of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Technical University of Ambato, using surveys, anthropometric measurements and statistical analysis of Spearman correlation (rs=0.569) and chi-square test (BMI: X2=0.224, P=0.894; RFM: X2=0.0499, P=0.823) with a significance level ????

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.56294/hl2024.332

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