Habitual Physical Activity and Dietary Profiles in Older Japanese Males with Normal-Weight Obesity

Yusei Tataka, Ayano Hiratsu, Kyoko Fujihira, Chihiro Nagayama, Kayoko Kamemoto, Takashi Fushimi, Hideto Takase and Masashi Miyashita ()
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Yusei Tataka: Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
Ayano Hiratsu: Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
Kyoko Fujihira: Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
Chihiro Nagayama: Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
Kayoko Kamemoto: Waseda Institute for Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
Takashi Fushimi: Biological Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 131-8501, Japan
Hideto Takase: Biological Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 131-8501, Japan
Masashi Miyashita: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: Normal-weight obesity is defined as having high body fat but a normal body mass index (BMI). This study examined whether there are differences in habitual physical activity and diet between individuals with normal-weight obesity and obese or non-obesity. This study included 143 males aged 65–75 years, and they were classified into the following three groups according to BMI and visceral fat area (VFA): obese group (n = 27 (BMI: ≥25 kg/m 2 and VFA: ≥100 cm 2 )), normal-weight obese group (n = 35 (BMI: <25 kg/m 2 and VFA: ≥100 cm 2 )) and non-obese group (n = 81 (BMI: <25 kg/m 2 and VFA < 100 cm 2 )). Lowered high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated triglyceride and alanine transaminase were observed in the normal-weight obese group than in the non-obese group (all for p ≤ 0.04, effect size ≥ 0.50). No differences were found in physical activity and dietary habits between non-obese and normal-weight obese groups (all for p > 0.05). Although impaired lipid and liver function parameters were observed in older males with normal-weight obesity compared with older males with non-obesity, physical activity and dietary profiles in themselves were not shown these differences in the present study.

Keywords: visceral fat area; normal-weight obesity; older males; physical activity; diet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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