Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between different levels of health-related physical fitness measurements and obesity status in Taiwanese adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (HPFSIT) database. Responses from 60,056 participants, aged 23–64 years from the database were collected in the present study. Data from a standardized structured questionnaire and health-related physical fitness tests were analyzed. The quartiles of each physical fitness measurement were used for unconditional logistic regression analyses. Our results indicated clear trends in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and overweight/obesity. Overweight and obesity were associated with a 10% to 60% increased risk of low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in men and a 10% to almost 30% increased risk in women. However, the association between muscle strength/endurance and obesity status as well as flexibility and obesity status needs further investigation.
Highlights
Today, facing the challenges caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is crucial
Informed consent was obtained from the participants after they were given a full explanation of the National Physical Fitness Survey in Taiwan (NPFSIT)
Our results indicate a correlation between low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and unhealthy body weight status
Summary
Obesity has been reported as one of the risk factors for NCDs, for chronic diseases [1]. Individual total energy expenditure (TEE) consists of resting energy expenditure (REE), diet-induced energy expenditure (DEE), and activity-induced energy expenditure (AEE) [7]. These expenditure processes are influenced by many individual factors, such as genetic variability [8,9], physiological responses [10], built environment [11], and social environment [12]. Even among individuals living in a controlled environment, results regarding energy expenditure are still variable [15]. The predictors for responses to a given intervention remain elusive [8,16]
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