Weight Status, Physical Fitness, and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Xiangren Yi, You Fu, Ryan Burns and Meng Ding
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Xiangren Yi: Department of Sport and Health, School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
You Fu: School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Ryan Burns: Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation, University of Utah, 6951 Wellwood Road, 1Y Midvale, Salt Lake City, UT 84047, USA
Meng Ding: School of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250061, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-11

Abstract: Purpose: The impact of physical fitness (PF) on adolescents’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important health issue in China. The purpose of this study was to identify whether body mass index (BMI), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and musculoskeletal fitness (MSF) influences HRQOL among Chinese adolescents. Method: The participants were 10,007 students (boys = 5276, 14.14 years ± 1.79; girls = 4829, 14.22 years ± 1.81) who were randomly selected from 30 secondary schools in Shandong, China. BMI, CRF, MSF, and HRQOL were measured and analyzed using ANCOVA and multiple regression. Results: BMI and physical fitness variables were partially associated with HRQOL in Chinese adolescents. ANCOVA showed a significant difference among BMI categories in terms of physical sense (PS), living convenience, and self-satisfaction (SS) for boys, but this difference was only seen with social activity opportunity (SAO) for girls. Multiple regression found that BMI was significantly associated with SAO. For boys, CRF was associated with the teacher and student relationship and SS, whereas MSF was only associated with PS. For girls, CRF was significantly linked with the parent and children relationship, learning capacity, and attitudes and self-perception (S-P), while MSF was associated with S-P. Conclusion: Enforcing physical activity and enhancing PF will be a crucial pathway in improving adolescents’ HRQOL in China.

Keywords: cardiorespiratory fitness; musculoskeletal fitness; obesity; health outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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