| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between healthy
lifestyle behaviors, physical fitness, and coronary risk factors in university students. 320 male and
female (nm: 171; nf: 149, respectively) students from a university participated in this study voluntarily.
For the determination of body composition and Body Mass Indexes (BMI), subjects’ height, body
weight, and skinfold thickness were taken and body fat percentage (% fat) was determined. Healthy
lifestyle behaviors were determined using the healthy lifestyle behaviors questionnaire. Indicators
of physical fitness included flexibility (sit-up) (F), muscle strength and endurance (isometric knee
(KS), back strength (BS) and a total of shuttle (TS), sprint performance, BMI, and body fat percentage
(% fat). Coronary heart disease risk factors included mean arterial blood pressure (systolic (SBP) and
diastolic (DBP)), fasting blood levels of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), hematocrit (HCT),
and hemoglobin (HGB). Results indicated subjects have normal body mass index, body fat percentage,
SBP, DBP, TG, TCF, BS, and KS. The results of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis,
indicated that SBP, DBP, TG, TCF, BS, and KS for male and female was significantly correlated with
flexibility (sit-up) (F), muscle strength and endurance (isometric knee (KS), back strength (BS) and
total of shuttle (TS)), sprint performance. (p < 0.01; p < 0.05), In conclusion, the findings of the
present study indicated that physical fitness and healthy lifestyle behaviors play a determinant role
in coronary heart disease risk factors for male and female students from a university. | en_US |
