Competencies for health-enhancing physical activity are associated with body mass: results of an updated data pooling across 18 samples

Carl J, Zheng M, Popp J, Eckert K, Geidl W, Blaschke S, Schmid J, Grüne E, Oppermann L, Liphardt AM, Morf H, Weißenfels A, Pfeifer K (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Obesity Wiley-Blackwell

DOI: 10.1002/oby.24121

Abstract

Objective: Although previous studies have illuminated associations between body mass and physical activity (PA), there have been scant insights regarding the physical, cognitive, and motivational determinants of PA in relationship to body mass. This study aimed to model courses of competencies for health-enhancing PA across the spectrum of BMI. Methods: We used cross-sectional data of 3670 individuals (mean [SD]: BMI, 25.54 [5.71] kg/m2; age, 46.11 [14.96] years) from a large data pooling with 18 primary samples employing the PA-related health competence (PAHCO) instrument. ANCOVA determined differences in 10 PAHCO indicators by BMI categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity). Covariate-adjusted multilevel models described the nonlinear courses of the PAHCO indicators across the BMI spectrum. Results: The levels of all 10 PAHCO indicators differed significantly among the BMI categories (F ≥ 14.8; p < 0.001). All competencies for health-enhancing PA could be best described by cubic functions having their maximum around normal weight while regressing with underweight and with increasing grades of obesity (0.02 ≤ (Formula presented.) ≤ 0.31). Conclusions: This study adds to associations between BMI and PA levels by specifying individuals' multidimensional requirements for health-enhancing PA. The present findings call for an integration of physical, motivational, and cognitive factors in practices of PA promotion and sustainable obesity treatment.

Authors with CRIS profile

Johanna Popp Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Bewegung und Gesundheit Wolfgang Geidl Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Bewegung und Gesundheit Eva Grüne Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Bewegung und Gesundheit Anna-Maria Liphardt Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology Harriet Morf Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology Anja Weißenfels Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Bewegung und Gesundheit Klaus Pfeifer Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Bewegung und Gesundheit

Involved external institutions

Deakin University AU Australia (AU) Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Universität Bern CH Switzerland (CH) Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) / Hannover Medical School DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Carl, J., Zheng, M., Popp, J., Eckert, K., Geidl, W., Blaschke, S.,... Pfeifer, K. (2024). Competencies for health-enhancing physical activity are associated with body mass: results of an updated data pooling across 18 samples. Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24121

MLA:

Carl, Johannes, et al. "Competencies for health-enhancing physical activity are associated with body mass: results of an updated data pooling across 18 samples." Obesity (2024).

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