Examination of Factors Related to Sway Angle in Young College Students: Focus on Sedentary Behavior

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify whether sway back is related to sedentary behavior in young college students. [Participants and Methods] The subjects were 56 healthy young college students. Sway angle was used to evaluate sway back. For the sway angle, markers were attached to the subject's acromion, greater trochanter, and outer malleolus, and the angle was calculated from images of standing at rest taken from the side with a digital camera. Sedentary behavior was measured by wearing a physical activity meter which measured daytime activity for one week. [Results] Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed no association between sway angle and sedentary behavior. [Conclusion] The results suggest that sway back is not associated with sedentary behavior in young college students even when the sedentary behavior was long.