Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

Gusonghan Maitiniyazi,1,&ast; Yue Chen,1,&ast; Yu-Yu Qiu,1 Zhen-Xing Xie,2 Jian-Yun He,1 Shu-Fang Xia1 1Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Basic Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, People’s Republic of China&ast;The...

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Autores principales:	Maitiniyazi G, Chen Y, Qiu YY, Xie ZX, He JY, Xia SF
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e3e06828381e40aa88395d0dce8d86732021-12-02T14:49:54ZCharacteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/e3e06828381e40aa88395d0dce8d86732021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/characteristics-of-body-composition-and-lifestyle-in-chinese-universit-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Gusonghan Maitiniyazi,1,&ast; Yue Chen,1,&ast; Yu-Yu Qiu,1 Zhen-Xing Xie,2 Jian-Yun He,1 Shu-Fang Xia1 1Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Basic Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shu-Fang XiaWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Lihu Avenue 1800, Wuxi, 214122, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax +86-510-8532-8363Email xiashufang@jiangnan.edu.cnPurpose: Normal weight obesity (NWO), defined as normal body mass index (BMI) and excessive body fat percentage (BF%), has been shown to be associated with a significantly higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, cardiometabolic dysfunction and with higher mortality. However, there is limited literature regarding the potential associations between NWO and lifestyles. This study aimed to investigate the associations of lifestyles with NWO in Chinese university students.Participants and Methods: A total of 279 university students with normal BMI were recruited and divided into NWO and normal weight non-obesity (NWNO) groups by BF%. Body composition and anthropometrics were measured, and participants were asked to finish the Healthy Lifestyle Scale for University Students (HLSUS) questionnaire.Results: A total of 26 male (25.5%) and 71 female (40.1%) students were identified as NWO. Compared to NWNO students, body weight, BMI, body fat mass, visceral fat area, waist circumference and hip circumference of NWO students were all significantly higher both in male and female students (P < 0.05). The body fat mass, BF% and visceral fat area were significantly negatively correlated with the total HLSUS, physical exercise behavior, and dietary nutrition behavior scores in NWNO males, NWO and NWNO females (P < 0.05). The risk of NWO was lower in those students with higher scores in physical exercise behavior in both males (OR = 0.298, 95% CI = 0.121∼ 0.733) and females (OR = 0.653, 95% CI = 0.505∼ 0.843), while dietary nutrition behavior (OR = 0.759, 95% CI = 0.584∼ 0.986) and stress management behavior (OR = 0.503, 95% CI = 0.335∼ 0.755) decreased the risk of NWO only in females.Conclusion: The incidence of NWO was high among university students, especially in females, which might be related with unhealthy lifestyles. NWO university students should pay attention to lifestyle adjustments, especially physical exercise, dietary nutrition and stress management, for preventing the health risk in NWO.Keywords: obesity, body fat, physical exercise, dietary nutrition, stress management, public healthMaitiniyazi GChen YQiu YYXie ZXHe JYXia SFDove Medical Pressarticleobesitybody fatphysical exercisedietary nutritionstress managementpublic health.Specialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 14, Pp 3427-3436 (2021)
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spellingShingle	obesity body fat physical exercise dietary nutrition stress management public health. Specialties of internal medicine RC581-951 Maitiniyazi G Chen Y Qiu YY Xie ZX He JY Xia SF Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
description	Gusonghan Maitiniyazi,1,&ast; Yue Chen,1,&ast; Yu-Yu Qiu,1 Zhen-Xing Xie,2 Jian-Yun He,1 Shu-Fang Xia1 1Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Basic Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shu-Fang XiaWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Lihu Avenue 1800, Wuxi, 214122, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax +86-510-8532-8363Email xiashufang@jiangnan.edu.cnPurpose: Normal weight obesity (NWO), defined as normal body mass index (BMI) and excessive body fat percentage (BF%), has been shown to be associated with a significantly higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, cardiometabolic dysfunction and with higher mortality. However, there is limited literature regarding the potential associations between NWO and lifestyles. This study aimed to investigate the associations of lifestyles with NWO in Chinese university students.Participants and Methods: A total of 279 university students with normal BMI were recruited and divided into NWO and normal weight non-obesity (NWNO) groups by BF%. Body composition and anthropometrics were measured, and participants were asked to finish the Healthy Lifestyle Scale for University Students (HLSUS) questionnaire.Results: A total of 26 male (25.5%) and 71 female (40.1%) students were identified as NWO. Compared to NWNO students, body weight, BMI, body fat mass, visceral fat area, waist circumference and hip circumference of NWO students were all significantly higher both in male and female students (P < 0.05). The body fat mass, BF% and visceral fat area were significantly negatively correlated with the total HLSUS, physical exercise behavior, and dietary nutrition behavior scores in NWNO males, NWO and NWNO females (P < 0.05). The risk of NWO was lower in those students with higher scores in physical exercise behavior in both males (OR = 0.298, 95% CI = 0.121∼ 0.733) and females (OR = 0.653, 95% CI = 0.505∼ 0.843), while dietary nutrition behavior (OR = 0.759, 95% CI = 0.584∼ 0.986) and stress management behavior (OR = 0.503, 95% CI = 0.335∼ 0.755) decreased the risk of NWO only in females.Conclusion: The incidence of NWO was high among university students, especially in females, which might be related with unhealthy lifestyles. NWO university students should pay attention to lifestyle adjustments, especially physical exercise, dietary nutrition and stress management, for preventing the health risk in NWO.Keywords: obesity, body fat, physical exercise, dietary nutrition, stress management, public health
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title	Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	characteristics of body composition and lifestyle in chinese university students with normal-weight obesity: a cross-sectional study
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Characteristics of Body Composition and Lifestyle in Chinese University Students with Normal-Weight Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

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