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2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The relationship between Physical Activity, Body Awareness, and Low Back Pain: An epidemiological study of Japanese female university students

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K20110
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
Research InstitutionOchanomizu University

Principal Investigator

Hashimoto Yuko  お茶の水女子大学, 教学IR・教育開発・学修支援センター, 講師 (50826972)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywordsボディ・アウェアネス / 身体意識 / 身体活動量 / 日本人女子大学生 / 疫学研究 / 横断研究 / 中高強度の身体活動
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We cross-sectionally evaluated the association between total physical activity and body awareness in 361 Japanese female university students. We used questionnaire to evaluate physical activity and the Body Awareness. The data was adjusted for age and body fat, and examined the association between physical activity and Body Awareness by analysis of covariance. The results showed that there were positive associations between physical activity and total Body Awareness (P for trend=0.001). In terms of intensity, there were positive associations between total Body Awareness, and moderate-intensity physical activity (P for trend=0.041) and vigorous-intensity physical activity (P for trend=0.001). These results indicate that there is a positive association between physical activity and body awareness among Japanese female university students, especially for vigorous-intensity physical activity.

Free Research Field

運動疫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は,身体活動量とボディ・アウェアネスの関連について調査した。身体活動とボディ・アウェアネスの関係については多くの分野や研究で指摘されてきているものの,それら二者の関連についての報告は国内外においてみられない。今回,身体活動量とボディ・アウェアネスの間に正の関連が認められ,なかでも高強度の身体活動において明確な関連が確認された。これは,例えば大学体育や国の政策において大学生の身体活動量の増加を促進する際に,活動量のみならず,活動強度やボディ・アウェアネスとの関連について考慮することが重要であることを示唆している。

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Published: 2024-01-30  

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