Trends in body mass index and physical fitness of Japanese university students over 26 years and the association between these parameters

Shimojo, Hiroto; Nakata, Yoshio; Tomikawa, Masamitsu; Takagi, Hideki; Soya, H.

doi:10.5432/jjpehss.12031

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“…Chinese research on physical health among students in 2014 showed that the physical fitness of undergraduates continues to decline and being overweight or obese in college students is increasingly common, which has also been found in previous studies [1][2][3]. Likewise, the situation of physical fitness in foreign college students is also not optimistic [4][5][6]. Related with the future of countries, the increasing incidence of overweight and obesity and decreasing physical fitness of undergraduates have already been serious urgent problems current societies face.…”

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Assessment and Analysis of Physical Fitness Among Freshmen in Nanchang University

Wang¹,

Guo-mei²,

Wu³

et al. 2017

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Abstract. Objective:The purpose of this study was to investigate the general state and characteristics of physical fitness in undergraduates and to improve their physical health through effective measures. Methods: 6691 first-year students (3373 males and 3318 females) in Nanchang University participated in this study. Anthropometric measures and physical fitness tests were performed and assessed in accordance with the National student physical health standard revised in 2014 applied in China. The associations of physical fitness with BMI were examined by partial correlation. Results: More male students than female students were overweight and obese (12.27% vs 5.6%), (3.97% vs 1.51%). 17.37% of the participants failed the physical fitness assessment and female students performed significantly better than male students. Vital capacity, 1000m/800m run and pull-up/sit-up were found relatively poorer, in which the pull-up in male students (mean score was only 15.40) is the most alarming. The results of all physical fitness tests, except for vital capacity and sit-and-reach, were significantly negatively correlated with body mass index (p<0.001). Conclusions: This study shows the fact that freshmen in Nanchang University performed worse in muscular strength, muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness. Being overweight and obese may negatively affect physical fitness of college students. Scientific and specific physical training and education programs must be laid down to promote the development of physical fitness of undergraduates.

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Assessment and Analysis of Physical Fitness Among Freshmen in Nanchang University

Wang¹,

Guo-mei²,

Wu³

et al. 2017

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“…Shimojo et al [16] investigated the annual changes in physique, muscle strength, and motor ability in university students over 26 years, from the peak of physical strength in 1984 until 2010 and, although there were some missing years, the trends over time in physical strength by body type classification based on BMI. However,, statistical stability is not obtained in category analysis using data for a single university, and limitations to the study must be recognized.…”

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Analysis of Changes in Physical Strength over Time in Recent School-Age Students: Proposal for Multi-year Span Evaluation Chart with the O Model

Watanabe¹,

Fujii²,

Abe³

et al. 2021

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For school-age children to lead healthy lives, they need suitable physical abilities for those lives. Together with this, measurements of physical strength and motor ability to assess those abilities could be considered essential. The physical strength of children has declined in recent years, and City O in the Kansai area of Japan has implemented an action plan to address the problem. This action plan was developed from a survey continued over seven years of the physique, physical strength, and motor abilities of fifth grade elementary school students and second year junior high school (seventh grade) students. To assess the efficacy of City O's action plan, this study analyzed trends in strength and motor ability over seven years to examine whether trends were rising or falling. The method adopted for this plan was to measure the same items as those in the strength and motor ability survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The wavelet interpolation model was applied to the multi-year trends in the results obtained over seven years to examine whether they were improving or declining. An improving trend was seen with time in the physical strength and motor ability of second-year junior high school girls. One may infer that behind the improving trend over time were the effects from City O's action plan. The background for the improving trend seen over the years seen in second year junior high school girls but not boys may include that girls were originally less active than boys and but were encouraged to be active by the action plan. Because the second year of junior high school is the period of late puberty for girls, and is a time when they are approaching their developmental peak in physical strength, it may be inferred that the increase in physical strength was affected by factors in the action plan. In this study, a new evaluation chart that considers trends over years was established using the wavelet interpolation model, and the efficacy of the multi-year span evaluation chart for physical strength is presented as the O model.

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“…The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recommends that moderate-vigorous physical activity, including lifestyle activities, be performed for 60 minutes a day to maintain good health and prevent illness (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2013). However, there are reports stating that the physical activity of Japanese people is on a declining trend and the physical fitness of young university students is generally declining (Shimojyo et al, 2013), and the decline in physical activity in women is conspicuous (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2019). The habits of pre-adulthood exercises have an impact on the exercise habits in adulthood (Suzuki, 2009).…”

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The Association between Physical Activity and Body Awareness: Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Female University Students*

Hashimoto

Kawakami

Gando

et al. 2022

Int. J. Sport Health Sci.

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A cross-sectional evaluation of the association between total physical activity and Body Awareness was performed. The subjects were 361 Japanese female university students.The IPAQ-SV was used to assess the amount of physical activity, and Fujino's Body Awareness Scale was used to assess Actual Body Feeling, Awareness of Bodily Feeling, Awareness when Standing and Walking, and Bodily Distress. Total Body Awareness was defined as the sum of the above three except for Bodily Distress. The data were adjusted for age and body fat and the association between physical activity and Body Awareness was examined using analysis of covariance. The results revealed positive associations between physical activity and Total Body Awareness (P for trend=0.001).In terms of intensity, there were positive associations between Total Body Awareness, moderate-intensity physical activity (P for trend=0.041) and vigorous-intensity physical activity (P for trend=0.001). These results suggest that there is a positive association between physical activity and Body Awareness among Japanese female university students, especially for vigorous-intensity physical activity.

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Trends in body mass index and physical fitness of Japanese university students over 26 years and the association between these parameters

Cited by 5 publications

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Assessment and Analysis of Physical Fitness Among Freshmen in Nanchang University

Assessment and Analysis of Physical Fitness Among Freshmen in Nanchang University

Analysis of Changes in Physical Strength over Time in Recent School-Age Students: Proposal for Multi-year Span Evaluation Chart with the O Model

The Association between Physical Activity and Body Awareness: Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Female University Students*

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