A survey of the physical structure and nutritional status of students following Sciences courses at the University of Bari (Italy) is reported in this study. A total of 514 students (253 males, 261 females) aged between 18 and 34 were examined. Standard anthropometric variables (weight, height, sitting height, biacromial and bicrystal diameters, waist circumference, skin folds) were recorded. Impedentiometric data were also collected (body fat and body water percentages, visceral fat index, muscle and bone mass, basal metabolic rate, metabolic age), together with nutritional and behavioral data, with particular attention to lifestyle. When height and weight data were compared with those reported in previous regional and nation-wide studies, an increase in height and a reduction in weight were found in this generation of young people. With respect to standard BMI values, our sample fell within normal values, partly due to frequent sports activities, at least among the men (73%). Principal Component Analysis applied to both anthropometric and impedentiometric data showed not only a clear-cut division between genders, but also major differences in metabolic data.
Composizione corporea e stile di vita di studenti universitari pugliesi
VACCA, Eligio
2014-01-01
Abstract
A survey of the physical structure and nutritional status of students following Sciences courses at the University of Bari (Italy) is reported in this study. A total of 514 students (253 males, 261 females) aged between 18 and 34 were examined. Standard anthropometric variables (weight, height, sitting height, biacromial and bicrystal diameters, waist circumference, skin folds) were recorded. Impedentiometric data were also collected (body fat and body water percentages, visceral fat index, muscle and bone mass, basal metabolic rate, metabolic age), together with nutritional and behavioral data, with particular attention to lifestyle. When height and weight data were compared with those reported in previous regional and nation-wide studies, an increase in height and a reduction in weight were found in this generation of young people. With respect to standard BMI values, our sample fell within normal values, partly due to frequent sports activities, at least among the men (73%). Principal Component Analysis applied to both anthropometric and impedentiometric data showed not only a clear-cut division between genders, but also major differences in metabolic data.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
