Download or read book Relationships Among Body Mass Index Physical Activity Status and Health related Quality of Life in Employed Adults written by Laura A. Rowald and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archival data (N = 123,506) from the CDC's 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was used in the present study to examine the relationships among body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in employed adults in the United States. Results revealed that 40.0% of the respondents were nonoverweight (BMI ≤ 24.9), 36.8% were overweight (BMI = 25.0--29.9), 15.3% were obese (BMI = 30.0--34.9), and 7.9% were severely obese (BMI ≥ 35.0). More than half (51.5%) of the respondents reported no physical activity or had an insufficient amount to meet the moderate or vigorous physical activity recommendation, 33.0% met the moderate or vigorous physical activity recommendation, and 15.5% met both the moderate and vigorous physical activity recommendations. More importantly, this study found significant differences in each of the HRQOL domains (i.e., perceived health status, physical health, mental health, and poor health) across the different BMI classifications and physical activity statuses. Perceived health status decreased across the BMI classifications and increased across the physical activity statuses. The number of unhealthy days as a result of physical, mental, or poor health status increased across the BMI classifications and decreased across the physical activity statuses. There was also a significant difference in perceived health status and the number of unhealthy days in each HRQOL domain for physical activity status within each BMI classification. Given the impact of obesity on health care costs, absenteeism, presenteeism, and work limitations of employees, furthering our understanding of how HRQOL is affected by BMI and physical activity will be useful information for employers as well as health promotion professionals in the workplace.
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Health related Quality of Life written by Susan Macran and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Burden of Obesity and Physical Inactivity Across the Lifespan with a Focus on Health related Quality of Life written by Catherine Marie Herman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity and physical inactivity are major risk factors for numerous chronic diseases, conditions, and early mortality. Healthy body weight and physical activity (PA) are also positively associated with health-related quality of life (HRQL). However, obesity and physical inactivity levels in Canadian youth and adults are high. This thesis comprises five studies exploring the burden of obesity and physical inactivity, focusing on HRQL. The first study assessed PA research productivity in Canada from 1990-2005. Canada produced approximately 5% of global PA research, 50% originating from Ontario, the biomedical and clinical areas accounting for 40% each; however, research in population health and health services was lacking. The second study used data from the Physical Activity Longitudinal Study (PALS), the 22-year follow-up of the 1981 Canada Fitness Survey, to assess PA and obesity tracking from youth to adulthood. Over 80% of overweight/obese youth became overweight/obese adults, while the majority of overweight/obese adults had not been overweight/obese youth; almost all healthy weight adults had been healthy weight youth. PA did not track over 22 years. The third study used the PALS data to examine the long-term effect of youth BMI and PA on adult HRQL (SF-36), using dichotomized outcomes based on Canadian norms. Contrary to expectations, overweight youth were more likely than healthy weight youth to score at/above the norm in adult HRQL, especially in the mental health domains. Youth PA was not associated with adult HRQL. The fourth study used the same data to explore the youth BMI-adult HRQL relationship using continuous outcomes, by sex. Youth BMI was positively associated with mental HRQL in adult females only; no negative impacts emerged. The fifth study used the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 3.1 data to investigate the combined association of PA and BMI to HRQL among Canadian adults, including self-rated health, participation/activity limitation, and total disability days, by age and sex. Inactive individuals had increased odds of adverse HRQL, regardless of weight status; underweight, overweight, and obesity were of little consequence for active individuals. Collectively, these results help to better understand the health burdens created by the current epidemics of obesity and physical inactivity in Canadians throughout their lifespans.
Download or read book The Surgeon General s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity written by and published by Office of the Surgeon General. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promotes the recognition, treatment, and prevention of conditions of overweight and obesity in the United States.
Download or read book Relationship Between Habitual Physical Activity and Direct indirect Costs Among Overweight and Obese Adults written by Feifei Wang and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Dynamics in Swiss Society written by Robin Tillmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using longitudinal data from the Swiss Household Panel to zoom in on continuity and change in the life course, this open access book describes how the lives of the Swiss population have changed in terms of health, family circumstances, work, political participation, and migration over the last sixteen years. What are the different trajectories in terms of mobility, health, wealth, and family constellations? What are the drivers behind all these changes over time and in the life course? And what are the implications for inequality in society and for social policy? The Swiss Household Panel is a unique ongoing longitudinal survey that has followed a large sample of Swiss households since 1999. The data provide the rare opportunity to go beyond a snapshot of contemporary Swiss society and give insight into the processes in people’s lives and in society that lie behind recent developments.
Download or read book WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Association Between Body Mass Index and Health Outcomes in Germany written by Goode Brandon and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACKGROUND: Higher rates of weight-related comorbidities are associated with body mass index (BMI) in individuals who have overweight/obesity. Relationships between BMI, health outcomes and health-related costs differ across populations and geographic regions.AIMS: The aim of this study was to quantify the association between BMI, health outcomes and health-related costs among adults in Germany.METHOD: The German data from the 2013 European National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) were used (N=15,000). The NHWS is a cross-sectional general health survey administered to a representative sample of adults in France, Germany, UK, Italy, and Spain. Analyses included all adults who had a BMI >18.5 kg/mu00b2 (based on self-reported height and weight) and had not had bariatric surgery. Health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) was assessed via SF-36v2 questionnaire scores; work productivity and activity impairment via WPAI questionnaire scores; healthcare resource use via number of self-reported healthcare provider and emergency room visits; the indirect/direct costs associated with healthcare resource use were estimated using average-values reported in the literature and converted to Euros (2013 exchange rates). Regression models explored differences among BMI classes with respect to outcome measures, controlling for demographic and health history variables. Analyses were replicated for three subgroups: respondents with type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension, and pre-diabetes.RESULTS: N=14,286 respondents met inclusion criteria. 43.46%, 35.25%, 13.89%, 4.79%, and 2.60% of respondents had BMI 25 kg/m2 (normal weight), 25 to 30 kg/m2 (overweight), 30 to
Download or read book ACSM Fitness Book written by American College of Sports Medicine and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text will guide readers through a simple four-item fitness test that assesses current level of fitness based on cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and healthy body composition.
Download or read book Body Mass Index written by Linda A. Ferrera and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults have defined 'overweight' as a body mass index value between 25 and 29.9; and 'obesity' as a body mass index value greater than or equal to 30. BMI is a ratio between weight and height. It is a mathematical formula that correlates with body fat, used to evaluate if a person is at an unhealthy weight (given a certain height). BMI value is more useful for predicting health risks than the weight alone (for adults ages 18 and up). Individuals with high BMI's are at increased risk of developing certain diseases, including: Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Dyslipidemia, Adult-Onset Diabetes (Type II), Sleep Apnea, Osteoarthritis, Female Infertility, and other Conditions, including: idiopathic intracranial hypertension lower extremity venous stasis disease, gastroesophageal reflux and urinary stress incontinence. This new book gathers research from around the world in the critical field of obesity research and its effects.
Download or read book Relationships Between Body Mass Index Physical Activity and Walkability of the Built Environment in the Rural Setting written by Sandra Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Association Between Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Quality of Life Life Space Mobility and Successful Aging in Older Adults written by Jacqueline Naiker and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.
Download or read book Effects of Physical Activity on Psychological Well being written by Nebojša Trajković and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Work and Health written by Heather Marie Padilla and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity is a paramount problem of the 21st century. Among working adults, nearly 70% are overweight or obese. High rates of obesity among working adults have detrimental effects on health related quality of life and organizational effectiveness. Current weight loss programs offered in worksite settings use individual strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity behaviors supported by modifications to the physical and social worksite environment to increase access to and support for healthy eating and physical activity. Such approaches have had significant but small effects on weight loss. The effects of workload on nutrition and physical activity has received little attention and has not been investigated in the context of the Job Demands-Resources model. The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the role of workload and exhaustion on nutrition and physical activity behaviors using the Job Demands-Resources model. Two studies were conducted to examine the relationships between workload, exhaustion, nutrition, and physical activity behaviors. Participants, recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk, completed three surveys over a four week period. The first study examined the separate, cross-sectional relationships of workload and burnout on eating behaviors (cognitive restraint, emotional eating, uncontrolled eating), percent of calories from fat, and physical activity using data obtained in the first survey. The second study tested a mediation model where workload, exhaustion, and the nutrition and physical activity behaviors were temporally separated by a two-week period. Structural models and path coefficients were estimated using the two-step approach to structural equation modeling. In the first study, high workload and exhaustion were both related to more emotional and uncontrolled eating and a higher intake of fat. Additionally, exhaustion was related to lower levels of physical activity. In the second study, significant indirect relationships were observed for workload through exhaustion on emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, percent of calories from fat, and physical activity. There was a small but significant indirect relationship between workload and cognitive restraint for females only. Findings from these studies provide evidence that strategies addressing the effects of workload and exhaustion on health behaviors should be incorporated in worksite weight loss programs.
Download or read book Relationships Among Body Mass Index Percent Body Fat Physical Fitness Levels and Restrained Eating in Normal weight Middle aged Females written by Candiss B. Perrill and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
