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

J 2012

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

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

Gymnasium, 2012, 1453-0201

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Sport and leisure time activities

Country of publisher

Romania

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/12:00064521

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Keywords in English

Fitness; Obesity; Men; Indicators

Abstract

V originále

The objective of this study was to assess the fitness of the male population in the Czech republic, based on different indicators of obesity. The research sample consisted of 284 men, divided into 6 age groups. To identify the average degree of obesity in different age groups of the male population, several indicators of obesity were used: BMI, %body fat, visceral fat, fitness score. The results show that with increasing age (p <0.05) the fitness score decreases, while the amount of visceral fat, the percentage 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

Citovat

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. Gymnasium. 2012, vol. 13, No 2, p. 78-84. ISSN 1453-0201.

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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. \textit{Gymnasium}. 2012, vol.~13, No~2, p.~78-84. ISSN~1453-0201.

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