Poor Physical Fitness Performance as a Predictor of General Adiposity in Taiwanese Adults

Yi-Tien Lin, Po-Fu Lee, Tian-Shyug Lee and Chien-Chang Ho
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Yi-Tien Lin: Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
Po-Fu Lee: Graduate Institute of Sport Coaching Science, Chinese Culture University, Taipei City 111, Taiwan
Tian-Shyug Lee: Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
Chien-Chang Ho: Department of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between different levels of health-related physical fitness measurements and obesity status in Taiwanese adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (HPFSIT) database. Responses from 60,056 participants, aged 23–64 years from the database were collected in the present study. Data from a standardized structured questionnaire and health-related physical fitness tests were analyzed. The quartiles of each physical fitness measurement were used for unconditional logistic regression analyses. Our results indicated clear trends in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and overweight/obesity. Overweight and obesity were associated with a 10% to 60% increased risk of low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in men and a 10% to almost 30% increased risk in women. However, the association between muscle strength/endurance and obesity status as well as flexibility and obesity status needs further investigation.

Keywords: exercise capacity; body mass index; overweight; obesity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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