Analysis of the Relationship between Obesity Factors and Health-Related Physical Fitness Factors among People with Intellectual Disabilities in South Korea

Guyeol Jeong and Buongo Chun
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Guyeol Jeong: Department of Social Physical Education, College of Humanities and Arts, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922, Korea
Buongo Chun: Graduate School of Physical Education, College of Arts and Physical Education, Myongji University, Yongin 17058, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-11

Abstract: Little is known about the relationship between health-related physical fitness factors and obesity-related factors in individuals with intellectual disabilities. We investigated the prevalence of obesity and the relationship between obesity-related factors and health-related physical fitness factors among people with intellectual disabilities in South Korea to identify the physical fitness factors that influence the degree of obesity. For obesity-related factors, we measured body composition (height, weight, body mass index—BMI, and body fat percentage) of 108 subjects with intellectual disabilities (mean ± standard deviation; age = 24.4 ± 8.45 years). For health-related physical fitness factors, we measured muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. There was a significant negative correlation between muscular endurance and obesity factors (BMI, r = ?0.306, p < 0.01; body fat percentage, r = ?0.402, p < 0 .01). Further, the prevalence of obesity (34.3%) and being overweight (17.6%) among people with intellectual disabilities was high in South Korea. In addition, muscular endurance was found to have a significant effect on the obesity level (? = ?0.239, p < 0.000). This suggests that a program that considers muscular endurance should be prioritized when implementing an exercise intervention strategy for the treatment of overweight and obesity among people with intellectual disabilities.

Keywords: people with intellectual disability; overweight; obesity; health-related physical fitness factor; muscular endurance; relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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