Lalović Ljubica, Živković Danijela, Đošić Anđela, Cicović Vanja, Cicović Borislav, Pavlović Bojan, Pantelić Saša
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, University of East Sarajevo, 71126 East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Aug 1;13(15):1880. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13151880.
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of physical activity levels and body mass index (BMI) on the quality of life among university students. The sample consisted of 495 students (176 males and 319 females). Physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), while quality of life was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis were employed to determine relationships and predictive influence. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20, with the level of significance set at < 0.05. The results indicated that male students reported significantly higher levels of moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity compared to female students ( = 0.015 and = 0.001, respectively), as well as higher scores in the physical health and social relationships domains of quality of life ( = 0.002 and = 0.001, respectively). Both physical activity and BMI had a statistically significant impact on the physical health ( = 0.040 for males; = 0.024 for females) and psychological health ( = 0.047 for males; = 0.000 for females) domains. Specifically, moderate-intensity PA positively influenced physical health (β = 0.21, = 0.005), while BMI was a predictor of psychological health in males (β = 0.18, = 0.016). Among females, BMI negatively influenced physical health (β = -0.18, = 0.002), and both low-intensity PA (β = 0.17, = 0.002) and BMI (β = -0.21, = 0.000) significantly affected psychological health. These findings underscore the importance of promoting diverse forms of physical activity and maintaining a healthy BMI in student populations, with consideration for gender-specific approaches to maximize quality of life outcomes.
本研究的目的是探讨身体活动水平和体重指数（BMI）对大学生生活质量的影响。样本包括495名学生（176名男性和319名女性）。使用国际身体活动问卷简表（IPAQ-SF）评估身体活动，同时使用世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL-BREF）测量生活质量。采用Pearson相关系数和回归分析来确定关系和预测影响。使用SPSS 20版软件进行数据分析，显著性水平设定为<0.05。结果表明，与女生相比，男生报告的中等强度和剧烈强度身体活动水平显著更高（分别为=0.015和=0.001），在生活质量的身体健康和社会关系领域得分也更高（分别为=0.002和=0.001）。身体活动和BMI对身体健康（男性=0.040；女性=0.024）和心理健康（男性=0.047；女性=0.000）领域均有统计学显著影响。具体而言，中等强度身体活动对身体健康有积极影响（β=0.21，=0.005），而BMI是男性心理健康的预测指标（β=0.18，=0.016）。在女性中，BMI对身体健康有负面影响（β=-0.18，=0.002），低强度身体活动（β=0.17，=0.002）和BMI（β=-0.21，=0.000）均对心理健康有显著影响。这些发现强调了在学生群体中推广多种形式的身体活动和保持健康BMI的重要性，并考虑针对不同性别的方法以最大化生活质量结果。
