Obesity as an indicator of fitness of different age groups of men of the Czech republic

CACEK, Jan, Dita HLAVOŇOVÁ, Pavel GRASGRUBER and Tomáš KALINA. Obesity as an indicator of fitness of different age groups of men of the Czech republic. 2012. ISSN 2069-2269.

Basic information

• Original name: Obesity as an indicator of fitness of different age groups of men of the Czech republic
• Authors: CACEK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Dita HLAVOŇOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel GRASGRUBER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš KALINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 2012.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: Sport and leisure time activities
• Country of publisher: Romania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/12:00061858
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• ISSN: 2069-2269
• Keywords in English: fitness; obesity; men; indicators
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The authors deal with the fitness of the male population from the Czech Republic. The aim of the research can be summarized into these following points: To assess the fitness of the population based on different indicators of obesity. The research sample consisted of 284 men, divided into 6 age groups. To identify differences in the average degree of obesity in different age groups of the male population according to various indicators: BMI, % body fat, visceral fat, fitness score. The results show: with increasing age (p <0.05) the fitness score decreases, the amount of visceral fat, the amount of fat and BMI increases. Depending on the used criteria, the number of people falling into the category of obese differs significantly.The standard criterion recommended for the assessment of obesity (WHO) is "subcutaneous fat" or "BMI". However, standard criteria can’t reflect the proportion of the muscular component; therefore, in our view they are inappropriate for the assessment of obesity and fitness. For the evaluation of obesity we recommend the fitness score.

Links

• CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0044, interní kód MU(CEP code: EE2.3.20.0044): Name: Vytvoření výzkumného týmu vedeného reintegrovaným českým vědcem za účelem zjišťování úrovně pohybové aktivity (inaktivity) u vybraných věkových skupin mužů a žen v ČR

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, 2.3 Human resources in research and development