Relationship between a body shape index and muscle strength index in Chinese university students: a cross-sectional survey

The problem of overweight obesity and decrease in muscle strength among university students has become an indisputable fact. In this study, a comprehensive index reflecting obesity degree a body shape index (ABSI) and a comprehensive index reflecting muscle strength muscle strength index (MSI) were...

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Published in:BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation medicine & rehabilitation, 2024-02, Vol.16 (1), p.48-48, Article 48
Main Authors: Pi, Qing, Xu, Jiali, Sha, Mian, Liu, Xiangdong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Association
Exercise
Muscle strength
Obesity
Physical fitness
Regression analysis
Students
Teenagers
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Summary:The problem of overweight obesity and decrease in muscle strength among university students has become an indisputable fact. In this study, a comprehensive index reflecting obesity degree a body shape index (ABSI) and a comprehensive index reflecting muscle strength muscle strength index (MSI) were studied to analyze the cross-sectional correlations existing between them. This study began recruiting participants and conducting the test survey in April 2022 and closed in July 2022. Basic condition, height, weight, waist circumference, grip strength, pull-up (boys), bent-leg sit-up (girls), and standing long jump were tested on 12,046 (boys: 6011, 49.90%) university students aged 19-22 years in China, and ABSI and MSI were calculated separately. ABSI was categorized into 5 groups according to age and sex, namely ABSI 
ISSN:2052-1847
2052-1847
DOI:10.1186/s13102-024-00837-1