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Normal weight obesity and physical fitness in Chinese university students: an overlooked association

Endocrinology
Author
Zhang et al.
Used Parameters : BW, BMI, SMM, PBF, VFA, WC

Publication Year : 2018

Country : China

Journal : BMC Public Health

The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations of normal weight obesity (NWO) with physical fitness in Chinese university students. As a secondary aim, we assessed whether possible differences in physical fitness between students classified as NWO and normal weight non-obese (NWNO) were mediated by skeletal muscles mass. A total of 383 students (205 males and 178 females, aged 18–24 years) from two universities volunteered to participate in this study. Body height and weight were measured by standard …
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