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Movement activity determination with health-related variables of university students in Kosice

BAKALÁR, Peter, Martin ZVONAŘ, Jaromír SEDLÁČEK, Ruth LENKOVÁ, Peter SAGAT et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Movement activity determination with health-related variables of university students in Kosice

Authors

BAKALÁR, Peter (703 Slovakia), Martin ZVONAŘ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jaromír SEDLÁČEK (703 Slovakia), Ruth LENKOVÁ (703 Slovakia), Peter SAGAT (703 Slovakia), Luboš VOJTASKO (703 Slovakia), Erika LIPTÁKOVÁ (703 Slovakia) and Miroslava BARCALOVA (703 Slovakia)

Edition

Slovenian Journal of Public Health, Ljubljana, Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje, 2018, 0351-0026

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Country of publisher

Slovenia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.074

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/18:00102560

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

DOI

UT WoS

000430251600006

Keywords in English

Physical activity; percentage body fat; Body mass index; Waist-hip ratio; university students

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 2/5/2019 14:31, Mgr. Pavlína Roučová, DiS.

Abstract

V originále

There is currently a strong scientific evidence about the negative health consequences of physical inactivity. One of the potential tools for promoting physical activity at the institutional level of the Ecological model is to create conditions and settings that would enable pupils, students and employees engage in some form of physical activity. However, physical activities as a subject are being eliminated from the study programs at Slovak universities. The purpose of the study was to find current evidence about the level of structured physical activity and health-related variables in university students in Košice. Material and methods The sample consisted of 1,993 or, more precisely, 1,398 students who attended two universities in Košice. To collect data, students completed a questionnaire and were tested for body height, body weight, circumferential measures and percentage body fat. Results The university students did not sufficiently engage in a structured physical activity. A large number of students had either low or high values of percentage body fat and BMI and high WHR values. Conclusions Our findings have shown that the research into physical activity of university students should receive more attention.