Leisure time physical activity of young women from the Carpathian Euroregion in relation to the Body Mass Index

Zadarko, Emilian; Barabasz, Zbigniew; Nizioł-Babiarz, Edyta; Zadarko-Domaradzka, Maria; Barabasz, Monika; Sobolewski, Marek; Palanska, Andrea; Bergier, Józef; Junger, Ján

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“…Hendl et al [4] point to the verifiable impact of active sport in young age on lower BMI in adulthood. Similar conclusions were presented also by Zadarko et al [24]. who found there is a relation between high BMI and low PA in leisure time and work-related activities in 2,339 female students from the Carpathian Euro-region.…”

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Background: One of the greatest problems of the contemporary society is obesity that manifests itself across all age categories. It is, however, in a direct contradiction to the increase of scientifically proven effects of physical activity (hereinafter referred to as 'PA') on the reduction and elimination of obesity. The question to be asked is: What is the impact of PA on BMI of the monitored study participants? Objective: The objective of our research was to analyse the relationship between physical activity (PA) and the body mass index (BMI) of 15-17-yearsold secondary-school students in four countries of the Visegrad group (V4). Material and method: The research was conducted in 2015 and the research sample concerned 2,499 students. Due to incomplete data, or, errors in answers, the statistic processing of the data included only 2,140 students, out of which 880 boys (41 %) and 1,260 girls (58.9 %). The information was gathered by means of an extended version of standardised International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The questionnaires were filled online while at school using the INDARES internet-based system. For the statistical processing of data, we used the methods of ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Kruskal-Wallis Test, and Mann Whitney U Test. Results: The achieved results confirmed significant differences in engaging in PA on the part of boys (p=0.01). There are also differences between grades, and in boys also in different forms of strain; in girls only in the overall volume of PA (0.01). In the context of individual countries, significant differences exist in both boys and girls equally. Pupils from the Slovak Republic report the highest levels of PA, while those form Hungary report the lowest PA (p=0.01). When evaluating overall BMI as well as BMI in individual countries, the difference between genders has been confirmed to the boys' disadvantage (p=0.01). This statement also applies to comparison of individual countries, where the Czech students have the highest BMI and the Slovak students the lowest. Conclusion: Overall, as well as in terms of specific grades, boys are more physically active than girls. In all cases, they also have higher BMI. No significant relation has been proven between the volume and intensity of PA and BMI in both genders.

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“…The questionnaire was presented in 1978 by Taylor et al [33]. It is a recognized subjective method [34][35][36] used in studies into the leisure-time physical activities of adults in various regions of the world [37][38][39], including Poland [40][41][42][43]. The MLTPAQ included leisure-time physical activity in kcal per week, and the final result of energy expenditure (total activity) was presented in terms of exercise intensity of high (≥6 MET), moderate (4.5-5.5 MET) and light (≤4 MET).…”

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Prediction of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Level of Young Healthy Women Using Non-Exercise Variables

Zadarko,

Przednowek,

Barabasz

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Applied Sciences

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Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is considered an important indicator of health in children and adults. The main contribution of this paper is an analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness predictive models among a population of healthy and young women, using the non-exercise variables. The study was conducted on a group of 154 healthy women (aged 20.3 ± 1.2) from selected academic centers in Poland. The VO2max was measured using a Cosmed K4b2 portable analyzer during a 20 m shuttle test. In addition, selected anthropomotor parameters including body composition components were measured for each subject. The participants’ leisure-time physical activity was assessed using the Minnesota Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire. The Ridge regression was the most accurate model for estimating VO2max from anthropometric parameters. The most accurate model based on the level of leisure-time physical activity was calculated using stepwise regression for which the prediction error was at the level of 6.68 (mL·kg−1·min−1). The best model calculated from all non-exercise variables (age, anthropometric parameters, and leisure-time physical activity) had only two predictors: waist circumference and total physical activity, and had a prediction error equal to 6.20 (mL·kg−1·min−1).

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Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire in medical practice and health promotion

Barabasz¹,

Lwow²,

Zadarko³

2015

Physiotherapy

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Neuroeconomics has the potential to fundamentally change the way economics is done. This article identifies the ways in which this will occur, pitfalls of this approach, and areas where progress has already been made. The value of neuroeconomics studies for social policy lies in the quality, replicability, and relevance of the research produced. While most economists will not contribute to the neuroeconomics literature, we contend that most economists should be reading these studies.

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Leisure time physical activity of young women from the Carpathian Euroregion in relation to the Body Mass Index

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