|
KMID : 1160619980030020186
|
|
Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
1998 Volume.3 No. 2 p.186 ~ p.192
|
|
|
The Prevalence of Obsersity and Nutritional Status in Adult Women Who Exercise Regularly
|
|
Hwang Hye-Sun
Park In-Seon
Oh Seung-Ho
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship among prevalence of obesity, nutritional status and factors related to obesity of women who exercise regularly. The subjects of this study were 100 women who have been exercising regularly for more than 6 months. They were mostly housewives aged 24 to 63 years and had graduated middle or high school. Their average income was from 700 to 1,500 thousand won per month and most of them had 2 or 3 children. They sleep usually 6~8 hours a day. Most of physical indices of obesity were increased progressively with age. Among them, weight (61.5±1.4 ㎏), subscapular (16.3±1.4 ㎜) and abdomen (31.4±1.2 ㎜) skinfold thickness were higher in 50 years than in others. BMI after exercise was decreased compared with BMI before exercise. WHR was 0.82 in 40 years and 0.85±0.01 in 50- to 60-year-old group. The percentage of body fat increased with advancing years and the highest values were shown in 50- to 60-year-old group (skyndex value: 38.6±0.6, BIA value: 28.7±0.8, p＜0.05). The prevalence of obesity was measured by bioelectrical impedance fatness analyzer (BIA), body mass index (BMI) and skinfold thickness were 17.0%, 24.0% and 78.0%, respectively. Most subjects were in good nutritional status, but in the subjects aged 24~49, energy (89.3%), iron (93.3%) and vit. A (97.4%) intake were slightly lower than the RDA. Energy intake was slightly insufficient to the 50~63 year old subjects (88.6%) compared with RDA. It seemed that they restricted calorie intake for the weight control. The energy percentage of carbohydrate, fat and protein was 65:20:15, the result of which came closed to the recommended calorie intake for the weight control. The energy percentage of carbohydrate, fat and protein was 65 : 20 : 15, the result of which came closed to the recommended calorei composition. There were positive correlations between obesity and other variable such as age. number of childeren and physical indics.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
obesity, exercise, physical indice
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|