Movement activity determination with health-related variables of university students in Kosice

	1^st year (n)		2^st year (n)		3^rd-6^th year (n)		Total (N)
Males	S1, n=518	S2, n=376	S1, n=204	S2, n=146	S1, n=88	S2, n=36	S1, n=810	S2, n=558
Age	19.7±1.7	20.7±1.3	20.7±1.2	21.9±1.3	23.1±3.8	23.2±1.4	20.3±2.2	21.1±1.5
BH(cm)	179.2±6.6	180±6.4	179.0±6.8	180.3±6.2	178.5±7.0	178.7±7.7	179.1±6.7	180.0±6.5
BW(kg)	75.7±12.7	77.9±13.7	77.6±14.4	80.4±11.5	79.3±18.2	78.5±13.2	76.6±13.9	78.6±13.1
Females	n = 622	n = 448	n = 367	n = 276	n = 194	n = 116	N = 1183	N = 840
Age	20.0±2.6	20.8±1.9	20.8±2.8	21.7±2.2	22.7±2.8	23.1±1.4	20.7±2.8	21.4±2.1
BH(cm)	166.1±6.3	166.7±6.1	166.2±6.2	167.4±6.1	166.7±6.0	167.6±5.7	166.2±6.2	167.1±6.1
BW(kg)	60.3±10.5	59.6±9.7	60.4±10.8	61.2±11.8	59.8±9.6	59.5±8.8	60.2±10.4	60.1±10.3

[i] Legend: S1 – sample 1 (September 2012); S2 – sample 2 (May 2013)

Percentages of TUKE and UPJS students signed for PA courses in each study year.

Table 2

T-tests between S1 and S2 regarding gender and year of study.

Gender:		Males				Females

Health variables:	FSPA	%FAT	BMI	WHR	FSPA	%FAT	BMI	WHR
1^st year
S1	3.3±1.4	19.1±7.5	23.6±3.7	0.84±0.07	2.6±1.2	29.9±7.7	21.8±3.6	0,77±0,07
S2	3.8±1.1	18.8±7.6	23.9±3.9	0.85±0.07	3.3±1.1	28.7±6.8	21.3±3.0	0,74±0,06
p	0.0001*	0.52	0.1498	0.0015*	0.0001*	0.0095*	0.0101*	0.0001*
^2nd year
S1	3.4±1.2	20.4±7.7	24.2±4.1	0.84±0.8	2.8±1.1	30.5±7.2	21.9±3.8	0,76±0,06
S2	3.9±1.0	20.5±7.3	24.6±3.3	0.86±0.06	3.3±1.1	29.2±7.4	21.8±3.7	0,74±0,06
p	0.0004*	0.965	0.2591	0.0025*	0.0001*	0.024*	0.6519	0.0002*
3^rd-6^th year
S1	3.3±1.3	21.4±8.0	24.5±4.1	0.86±0.09	2.8±1.1	29.8±6.8	21.5±3.1	0,76±0,06
S2	3.8±1.1	20.4±7.0	24.4±3.1	0.85±0.07	3.4±1.1	28.7±6.6	21.3±3.2	0,73±0,08
p	0.0259*	0.5234	0.9322	0.3231	0.0001*	0.1803	0.6172	0.0122*
Total
S1	3.4±1.3	19.7±7.6	23.8±3.9	0.84±0.08	2.7±1.1	30.1±7.4	21.8±3.6	0,76±0,07
S2	3.8±1.1	19.3±7.5	24.2±3.8	0.86±0.07	3.3±1.1	28.9±7.0	21.4±3.3	0,74±0,06
p	0.0001*	0.3877	0.11	0.0004*	0.0001*	0.0003*	0.0271*	0.0001*

Legend: S1 – sample 1 (September 2012); S2 – sample 2 (May 2013); FSPA – frequency of structured physical activity (1); %FAT – body fat percentage (%); BMI – body mass index (kg. m-2); WHR – waist hip rate (1);

* p<0.05.

Table 3

T-tests between S1 and S2 regarding gender and year of study.

Males						Females

N	Norms	Low	Normal	High	Very high	N	Norms	Low	Normal	High	Very high
N	Norms	>25.0 <8.0	8.0-19.9	20.0-24.9	>25.0	N	Norms	<20.9	21.0-32.9	33.0-38.9	>39.0
S1	n	26	430	175	179	S1	n	103	714	225	141
810	%	3.2	53.1	21.6	22.1	1183	%	8.7	60.4	19	11.9

S2	n	27	297	117	117	S2	n	100	519	160	61
558	%	4.8	53.2	21	21	840	%	11.9	60.9	19	7.3

[i] Legend: S1 – sample 1 (September 2012); S2 – sample 2 (May 2013).

Table 4

Absolute and relative distribution of BMI in September 2012 and May 2013 measurements.

Males, BMI						Females, BMI

N	Norms	<18.5	18.5-24.9	25-29.9	30.0>	N	Norms	<18.5	18.5-24.9	25-29.9	30.0>
S1	n	28	520	213	49	S1	n	139	860	143	41
810	%	3.5	64.2	26.3	6	1183	%	11.7	72.7	12.1	3.5

S2	n	11	357	149	41	S2	n	122	614	88	16
558	%	2.0	64	26.7	7.3	840	%	14.5	73.1	10.5	1.9

[i] S1 – sample 1 (September 2012); S2 – sample 2 (May 2013).

Table 5

Absolute and relative distribution of WHR in September 2012 and May 2013 measurements.

Males						Females

N	Norms	Excellent	Good	Average	At risk	N	Norms	Excellent	Good	Average	At risk
N	Norms	<0.85	0.85-0.89	0.90-0.95	0.96>	N	Norms	<0.75	0.75-0.79	0.80-0.85	0.86>
S1	n	470	203	93	44	S1	n	534	348	209	92
810	%	58	25.1	11.5	5.4	1183	%	45.1	29.4	17.7	7.8

S2	n	262	160	100	36	S2	n	535	198	74	33
558	%	47	28.7	17.9	6.5	840	%	63.7	23.6	8.8	3.9

[i] Legend: S1 – sample 1 (September 2012); S2 – sample 2 (May 2013).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026

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Language: English, Slovenian

Page range: 88 - 95

Submitted on: May 29, 2017

Accepted on: Mar 12, 2018

Published on: Apr 12, 2018

Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

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