Exploring the Relationship between Physical Activity and Segmental Body Composition Parameters in Office Workers: A Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Approach

Year 2023, Volume: 18 Issue: 2, 569 - 582, 31.12.2023

Dursun Alper Yılmaz , Kubilay Uzuner

https://doi.org/10.33459/cbubesbd.1326905

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the relationship between physical activity levels and body composition parameters in office workers. The study was carried out with 60 individuals who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria, among the office workers who had sedentary jobs, at the Rector's Office of a university in the Eastern Region of the Republic of Turkey between June 2021 and January 2022. Informed Voluntary Consent Forms and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were administered to participants. Body compositions were measured with the TANITA MC-780 Bioelectrical impedance device. The study found a positive relationship between lean body mass (kg), muscle mass in the right leg (kg), muscle mass in the left leg (kg), muscle mass in the right arm (kg), muscle mass in the left arm (kg), and trunk muscle (kg) with all Phase Angle (PhA) measures (p<0.05). Moreover, the study determined a correlation between lean mass in the right leg (kg), lean mass in the left leg (kg), lean mass in the right arm (kg), and lean mass in the left arm (kg) with vigorous activity scores (p<0.05). The study's results add to the existing literature on segmental body composition values in individuals with prolonged sedentary behavior.

Keywords

Bioelectrical impedance, Body composition, Physical activity, Sedentary behavior, Office worker

Ofis Çalışanlarında Fiziksel Aktivite ve Segmental Vücut Kompozisyonu Parametreleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: Çok Frekanslı Biyoelektrik Empedans Analizi Yaklaşımı

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, ofis çalışanlarında fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ile vücut kompozisyonu parametreleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Çalışma, Haziran 2021- Ocak 2022 tarihleri arasında Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Doğu Anadolu Bölgesinde bulunan bir üniversitenin Rektörlüğünde sedanter işlerde çalışan büro personellerinden araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden ve dahil edilme kriterlerini karşılayan 60 kişi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılara Bilgilendirilmiş Gönüllü Olur Formları ve Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi uygulanmıştır. Vücut kompozisyonları, TANITA MC-780 Biyoelektrik empedans cihazı ile ölçülmüştür. Çalışma sonucunda faz Açısı (PhA) ölçümleriyle yağsız vücut kütlesi (kg), sağ bacak kas kütlesi (kg), sol bacak kas kütlesi (kg), sağ kol kas kütlesi (kg), sol kol kas kütlesi (kg), gövde kası (kg) arasında pozitif bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Ayrıca, çalışma sonucunda, şiddetli egzersizle sağ bacak yağsız kütle (kg), sol bacak yağsız kütle (kg), sağ kol yağsız kütle (kg) ve sol kol yağsız kütle (kg) arasında bir korelasyon belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Çalışmanın sonuçları, segmental faz açısı kullanımıyla uzun süreli hareketsiz davranışı olan bireylerde vücut kompozisyonu değerlerine ilişkin mevcut literatüre katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Biyoelektrik empedans, Vücut kompozisyonu, Fiziksel aktivite, Sedanter davranış, Ofis çalışanı

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