LIFESTYLE ELEMENTS OF PE ACADEMY GRADUATES AND OF WIELKOPOLSKA RULING ELITE
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2011, Vol 27, Issue 4
Abstract
[b]Background. [/b]The aim of this work was to exam the lifestyle of PE Academy graduates and individuals belonging to Wielkopolska ruling elite. [b]Material and methods.[/b] The material basis for this work consisted of research conducted on men –PE Academy graduates and individuals from Wielkopolska ruling elite. The men studied were university graduate, aged between 40 and 60 years. In the analysis of data, consideration was taken on the behavior related to health such as nutritional status (body weight, waist circumference, BMI (Body-Mass Index) index, WHtR (Waist-to-Height Ratio) index), use of health precautions, self-assessment as to the state of health and physical fitness as well as number of cigarettes smoked per day if any. Data used to compare graduates with the ruling elite were analyzed using basic statistical methods. U Mann-Whitney test was used for quantitative variables while chi-square test was used for categorized variables.[b]Results.[/b] Beneficial health precautions, good physiological and biochemical blood parameters, high self-assessment of state of one’s health and physical fitness are the parameters used to differentiate the researched group. There was relatively smaller percentage of men with abdominal fatness (over nutrition) or smoking. There were more graduates leading unhealthy lifestyle than among the elite.[b]Conclusions. [/b]Age and education are better determinants of healthy lifestyle than occupational qualifications, these characteristics significantly determine the choice of healthy behaviors, superseding any professional qualification. This is particularly true for PE Academy graduates.
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Anna Demuth, Urszula Czerniak
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