Differences in physical fitness among female students according to weight status

Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, ali obstajajo razlike v gibalnih sposobnostih med študentkami z normalno telesno težo, s prekomerno telesno težo in z debelostjo. Raziskava je bila opravljena na vzorcu 178 študentk Pedagoške fakultete Maribor (povprečna starost 20,3 letaSO= 1,09). Na osnovi indeksa telesne mase (ITM) so bile študentke razdeljene v skupine z normalno telesno težo, s prekomerno telesno težo in z debelostjo. Za ugotavljanje gibalne učinkovitosti je bilo uporabljenih devet testov različnih gibalnih sposobnosti (eksplozivna moč nog, repetitivna moč trupa in ramenskega obroča, ravnotežje, gibljivost, koordinacija gibanja, agilnost in vzdržljivost). Za ugotavljanje razlik v gibalni učinkovitosti med študentkami z normalno telesno težo, s prekomerno telesno težo in z debelostjo smo uporabili analizo variance, statistično značilnost razlik pa smo ugotavljali na ravni tveganja p < 0,05. Rezultati kažejo, da ima primerno telesno težo 79,9 % študentk, prekomerno telesno težo 14 % študentk, v kategorijo z debelostjo pa sodi 6,1 % študentk. Med študentkami z normalno telesno težo, s prekomerno telesno težo in z debelostjo obstajajo statistično značilne razlike (p < 0,05) v vseh testih obravnavanih gibalnih sposobnosti, razen v testu predklon sede in dvig trupa. Najbolj gibalno zmogljive so študentke z normalno telesno težo, nekoliko nižja je gibalna učinkovitost študentk s prekomerno telesno težo, medtem ko je gibalna učinkovitost najnižja pri študentkah z debelostjo. Rezultati dokazujejo, da obstaja v obdobju zgodnje odraslosti tesna povezanost med gibalno učinkovitostjo in statusom telesne teže.The main aim of the research was to find out whether there are any differences in physical fitness between non-overweight, overweight and obese female students. Research was carried out on 178 female students from the Faculty of Education Maribor (aged 20.3 years, SD= 1.09). The students were classified as non-overweight, overweight, and obese according to age and sex specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off points. In order to assess their physical fitness, nine different tests that cover explosive leg power, repetitive trunk and upper extremities power, flexibility, balance, eye-hand coordination, agility, and endurance were used. ANOVA was used to assess the differences in physical fitness between non-overweight, overweight, and obese groups. Statistical significance was set at the a level of 0.05. Results show that 79.9 % of students were in the non-overweight group, 14.0 % in the overweight group, and 6.61 % in the obese group. The differences in all physical fitness tests, except in sit-and-reach test and sit-ups test, between non-overweight, overweight, and obese female students are statistically significant (p