Title
Association between health related quality of life, bodyweight status (BMI) and physical activity and fitness levels in chilean adolescents
Other title
[Asociación entre la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, el estado nutricional (IMC) y los niveles de actividad física y condición física en adolescentes chilenos]
Date Issued
01 September 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Garcia-Rubio J.
Olivares P.R.
Lopez-Legarrea P.
Merellano-Navarro E.
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Universidad Católica del Maule
Publisher(s)
Grupo Aula Medica S.L.
Abstract
Aim: the objective of this study was to analyze the potential relationships between Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) with weight status, physical activity (PA) and fitness in Chilean adolescents in both, independent and combined analysis. Method: a sample of 767 participants (47.5% females) and aged between 12 and 18 (mean age 15.5) was employed. All measurements were carried out using selfreported instruments and Kidscreen-10, iPAQ and IFIS were used to assess HRQoL, PA and Fitness respectively. One factor ANOVA and linear regression models were applied to analyze associations between HRQoL, weight status, PA and fitness using age and sex as confounders. Results: body mass index, level of PA and fitness were independently associated with HRQoL in Chilean adolescents. However, the combined and adjusted by sex and age analysis of these associations showed that only the fitness was significantly related with HRQoL. Conclusion: general fitness is associated with HRQoL independently of sex, age, bodyweight status and level of PA. The relationship between nutritional status and weekly PA with HRQoL are mediated by sex, age and general fitness.
Start page
1695
End page
1702
Volume
32
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Ciencias del deporte y la aptitud física
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84943244608
PubMed ID
Source
Nutricion Hospitalaria
ISSN of the container
02121611
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus