Trends in Body Fat, Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness Among Male and Female College Students 英文参考文献.docVIP

Nutrients 2010, 2, 1075-1085; doi:10.3390/nu2101075 OPEN ACCESS nutrients ISSN 2072-6643 /journal/nutrients Article Trends in Body Fat, Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness Among Male and Female College Students Peter Pribis 1,*, Carol A. Burtnack 1, Sonya O. McKenzie 1 and Jerome Thayer 2 1 Department of Nutrition and Wellness, Andrews University, 8475 University Boulevard - Marsh Hall 313, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA; E-Mails: burtnack@ (C.A.B.); mckenzis@ (S.O.M.) 2 Center for Statistical Services, Andrews University, 4195 Administration Drive, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA; E-Mail: thayerj@ (J.T.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: pribis@; Tel.: +1-269-471-3386; Fax: +1-269-471-3485. Received: 10 September 2010; in revised form: 14 October 2010 / Accepted: 22 October 2010 / Published: 25 October 2010 Abstract: There have been many publications in recent years reporting on the quantity of physical activity among college students using indirect indicators such as steps walked per day or time spent on physical activities. The purpose of this study was to describe the trends of physical fitness related to BMI and body fat among university students between 1996 and 2008. The results showed a significant decline in the average fitness levels measured as an estimation of VO2max for male and female students (p 0.001 for both sexes). The linear trend for BMI by years was not significant for both sexes (p for males = 0.772, p for females = 0.253). On average, in the last 13 years, % body fat was increasing 0.513%/year for males and 0.654%/year for females. There is a significant indirect correlation between the student’s VO2max levels and % body fat, r = ?0.489; p 0.001 for males; and r = ?0.416, p 0.001 for females. Approximately 23.9% of the variance in the VO2max levels in males and 17.3% in females can be explained by the varian