New Obesity Index Associated with Fitness Among Korean Adults

Nam Lyong Kang

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New Obesity Index Associated with Fitness Among Korean Adults

Nam Lyong Kang

Published in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 21 December 2020 Accepted: 29 December 2020 Published: 15 January 2021

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this paper was to introduce a new obesity index associated with fitness and determine effective exercises for reducing the obesity in common Korean adults using a new kind of waist-to-height ratio (WHT2R). Objectives: This cross-sectional study was performed using the public-use releases of the 2017 survey of national physical fitness by the Korea Institute of Sport Science of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. Method: The correlation coefficients were calculated by correlation analyses between the obesity indices and four fitness tests for comparison. The lump mean values (LMVs) were introduced to find the association between the WHT2R and fitness tests using a linear regression method and to use as an indicator for the effective control of obesity. Result: The WHT2R is more associated with the fitness than the other indices and the correlation with fitness tests was interpreted more simply using the LMV of the WHT2R rather than that of the body mass index. Setting the goal of exercise using the WHT2R was easier and more convenient than using the body mass index. Conclusion: The WHT2R can be used as a possible contender for predicting fitness and is an effective indicator for the reduction of abdominal obesity.

Published in	International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijcems.20210701.12
Page(s)	5-12
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Waist-to-Height Ratio, Abdominal Obesity, Fitness, Correlation Coefficient, Lump Mean Value, Body Mass Index

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Department of Nanomechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Miryang, Republic of Korea

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