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KMID : 0928320080080020096
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2008 Volume.8 No. 2 p.96 ~ p.101
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Association of Blood Leptin Concentration with Anthropometric Parameters and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Female College Students
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Choi Hea-Gin
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Abstract
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Background:Whether blood leptin concentration is associated with percent body fat, anthropometric parameters, and health-related physical fitness across gender and ethnic groups remain less clear. This study was investigated to the relations of blood leptin concentration with anthropometric parameters(weight, fat mass, waist-hip ratio, WHR, waist circumstance, WC, hip circumstance, HC, body mass index, BMI, triceps thickness, supraileum thickness, thigh thickness) and health-related physical fitness(back muscle strength, sit-up, trunk forward bending, Harvard step test) in 31 Korean female college students.
Method: We measured blood leptin concentration, percent body fat, weight, fat mass, triceps thickness, supraileum thickness, thigh thickness, WHR, WC, HC, BMI, back muscle strength, sit-up, trunk forward bending, Harvard step-test. Pearson product-moment correlation, multiple linear regression, and Dubin Watson test were used to investigate the association of blood leptin concentration with anthropometric parameters, and health-related physical fitness to examine the statistical significance using SPSS 12.0 windows.
Results: Blood leptin concentration was significantly associated with weight, percent body fat, fat mass, BMI, WHR, WC, HC, triceps thickness, supraileum thickness, thigh thickness, back muscle strength, sit-up, flexibility, and PEI respectively. Percent body fat, thigh thickness and trunk forward bending were independent variables which influence blood leptin concentration in multiple linear regression analysis.
Conclusions: In conclusion, improvements in health-related physical fitness may reduce blood leptin concentration, while being obese may increase blood leptin concentration in Korean female college students.
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KEYWORD
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Blood Leptin Concentration, Anthropometric Parameters, Health-Related Physical Fitness, Female College Students
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