Normal weight obesity and physical fitness in Chinese university students: an overlooked association.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations of normal weight obesity (NWO) with physical fitness in Chinese university students. As a secondary aim, we assessed whether possible differences in physical fitness between students classified as NWO and normal weight non-obese (NWNO) were mediated by skeletal muscles mass.

Methods

A total of 383 students (205 males and 178 females, aged 18-24 years) from two universities volunteered to participate in this study. Body height and weight were measured by standard procedures and body composition was assessed by bio-impedance analysis (InBody 720). NWO was defined by a BMI of 18.5-23.9 kg/m² and a body fat percentage of > 20% or > 30% in male and female students, respectively. Physical fitness w

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278052 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature