Open AccessCorrelation of Body Mass Index, Skeletal Muscle, Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adults: A Cross Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Norbert Csaba Lukács
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
studia universitatis babeş-bolyai. educatio artis gymnasticae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2065-9547
pISSN - 1453-4223
DOI - 10.24193/subbeag.66(3).25
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , adipose tissue , skeletal muscle , body mass index , overweight , medicine , obesity , subcutaneous adipose tissue , correlation , endocrinology , geometry , mathematics
. Introduction. Obesity is one of the 21st century major health challenges. Adipose tissue is distributed in different proportions in the human body depending on where it is located in the body. The purpose of the research. This study aims to determine the relationship between body mass index, skeletal muscle, subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in case of first year students of Partium Christian University from Oradea. Subjects and methods. The research included a sample group of 112 students. The analysis of the body composition was performed using the method of bioelectrical impedance. Results. The registered data reveal that 23% of the subjects were overweight or obese and 15% had a low percentage of skeletal muscle. Conclusions. In case of both genders there is a significant negative correlation between the percentage of skeletal muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue and a significant negative correlation between the percentage of skeletal muscle and visceral adipose tissue.