Vücut Kitle İndeksine Göre Vücut Farkındalığı ve Denge Arasındaki İlişki: Tek Merkez Çalışması

Year 2026, Volume: 10 Issue: 1 , 70 - 80 , 30.04.2026

Hazal Berfin Yılmaz , Kubra Aydin , Gülay Yalçın , Server Erdoğmuş Gülcan

https://izlik.org/JA48CD49DY

Abstract

Amaç: Obezite, genç yetişkinlerde denge, fiziksel aktivite ve vücut farkındalığı üzerinde çeşitli olumsuz etkileri olan küresel bir halk
sağlığı sorunudur. Bu çalışma, vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ) gruplarına göre vücut farkındalığı, fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ve denge parametreleri
arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya 18-40 yaşları arasında 92 gönüllü katılmıştır. Olgular VKİ’ye göre normal kilo, fazla kilo ve obezite
olmak üzere üç gruba ayrılmıştır. Vücut farkındalığı için Vücut Farkındalık Anketi, fiziksel aktivite düzeyi için Uluslararası Fiziksel
Aktivite Anketi Kısa Formu, denge değerlendirmesi için Y Denge Testi ve Tek Bacak Üzerinde Durma Testi kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS
25 ile analiz edilmiş, normal dağılım Kolmogorov–Smirnov testi ile incelenmiştir. Gruplar arası karşılaştırmalar One-Way ANOVA ve
Tukey-HSD ile, kategorik veriler Ki-kare testi ile, ilişkiler Pearson korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir (p<0,05).
Bulgular: Vücut farkındalığı ve fiziksel aktivite puanlarında gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark görülmedi. Ancak, Y Denge Testi genel
puanlarında ve gözler açık tek ayak üzerinde durma testinde obezite grubunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir düşüş gözlendi (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Obezite, genç yetişkinlerde dengeyi olumsuz etkileyebilir. En düşük vücut farkındalığı puanları obezite grubunda
gözlemlenmesine rağmen, gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır. Bu nedenle, vücut farkındalığı ve obezite arasındaki
ilişkiyi açıklığa kavuşturmak için daha büyük örneklem grupları ve farklı değerlendirme yöntemleri ile daha fazla çalışma yapılması
gerekmektedir

Keywords

Obezite , Vücut kitle indeksi , Denge , Vücut farkındalığı , Fiziksel aktivite

The Relationship Between Body Awareness and Balance According to Body Mass Index: A Single Center Study

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Abstract

Aim: Obesity is a global public health problem with various negative effects on balance, physical activity, and body awareness in young
adults. This study aims to investigate the relationship between body awareness, physical activity level, and balance parameters according
to body mass index (BMI) groups.
Material and Methods: The study included 92 volunteer cases aged 18-40 years. Cases were divided into three groups: normal weight,
overweight, and obesity, based on their BMI. The Body Awareness Questionnaire was used for body awareness, the International Physical
Activity Questionnaire Short Form was used for physical activity level, and the Y Balance Test and the Single Leg Stance Test were used
for balance assessment. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25, and the normal distribution was examined using the Kolmogorov
Smirnov test. Intergroup comparisons were evaluated using One-Way ANOVA and Tukey-HSD, categorical data were evaluated using
the chi-square test, and relationships were evaluated using Pearson correlation analysis (p<0.05).
Results: Body awareness and physical activity scores showed no significant difference between the groups. However, statistically
significant lower performance was observed in the obesity group in the Y Balance Test overall scores and in the standing on one leg with
eyes open test (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Obesity may negatively affect balance in young adults. Although the lowest body awareness scores were observed in the
obesity group, no significant difference was found between the groups. Therefore, further studies with larger sample groups and different
assessment methods are needed to clarify the relationship between body awareness and obesity.

Keywords

Obesity , Body mass index , Balance , Body awareness , Physical activity

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