Assessing the Relationship between Body Composition and Spinal Curvatures in Young Adults

Taşpınar, Ferruh; Saraçoğlu, İsmail; Afsar, Emrah; Okur, EO; Seyyar, GK

doi:10.17352/asmp.000005

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“…Moreover, these were the students spending most their time spent sitting. Like the study by Taspinar et al [81], we found that spinal curvatures of college students were not correlated with BMI but were positively correlated with body fat and negatively correlated with muscle mass. In our study, it was found that only lordosis was positively correlated with body fat and negatively correlated with muscle mass.…”

Section: Association Of Pa and Sedentary Behavior (Time Spent Sitting...supporting

confidence: 70%

Relationship between Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Spinal Curvatures, Endurance and Balance of the Trunk Muscles-Extended Physical Health Analysis in Young Adults

Marijančić,

Grubić Kezele,

Peharec

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Background: Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are associated with poor well-being in young people with adverse effects extending into adulthood. To date, there are many studies investigating the relationship between physical activity (PA) and posture, but there are no data on the relationship between the type and intensity of PA and sedentary behavior, their association with thoracic and lumbar spine angles, and with endurance and balance of the trunk muscles, especially in healthy young adults aged 18–25 years. Moreover, there are no data on the relationship between PA and sedentary behavior and musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary health, as well as quality of life (QoL) and sleep that would provide a more comprehensive picture of physical health status. Aim: Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the extent to which PA and sedentary behavior are associated with each other and with changes in spinal curvatures, endurance and balance of trunk muscles in an extended analysis of physical health status in young adults aged 18–25 years by additionally including measures of body composition, cardiorespiratory capacity, and QoL and sleep. Methods: A total of 82 students (58% female, 42% male) aged 18–25 years completed all required tests. Primary outcome measures included the following: PA and sedentary behavior calculated from the long form of International PA Questionnaire (IPAQ-LF), spinal curvatures measured by a Spinal Mouse® device, endurance and balance of the trunk muscles measured using trunk endurance tests and their ratio. Results: Overall, 50% of students were classified as minimally active and 50% as health-enhancing PA (HEPA) active. The angles of thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis showed no correlation with PA or time spent sitting. However, students with the lowest PA had significantly higher scores on the trunk extensor endurance test and trunk extensor/flexor endurance test ratio, indicating imbalanced trunk muscles. Moreover, these students spent the most their time sitting. Only PA of vigorous intensity and PA during recreation, leisure, and sports significantly correlated with QoL related to physical health. QoL related to physical and psychosocial health had significantly higher scores when students spent less time sitting. In addition, we found significantly better respiratory performance and SQ at higher PA values, i.e., PA during recreation, leisure, and sport. Conclusions: Our results suggest that students with low PA levels and more time spent sitting have imbalanced trunk muscles, worse respiratory function, and poorer QoL and sleep. Moreover, these findings in college students may reflect their lifestyle and suggest that more PA needs to be promoted to prevent the development of chronic diseases including musculoskeletal disorders.

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Section: Association Of Pa and Sedentary Behavior (Time Spent Sitting...supporting

confidence: 70%

Relationship between Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Spinal Curvatures, Endurance and Balance of the Trunk Muscles-Extended Physical Health Analysis in Young Adults

Marijančić,

Grubić Kezele,

Peharec

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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“…The android-type overweight group exhibited a higher body fat percentage and visceral fat area compared with the normal weight group in the current study. The increase in visceral fat ratio was positively correlated with the lumbar lordosis curve, leading to changes in spinal alignment (Taspinar, 2017). In our study, the android-type overweight group demonstrated a significantly greater lumbar Cobb angle than the normal weight group.…”

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“…Furthermore, body fat distribution may result in different structural changes that affect the loading of joints and the alignment of spine segments (Romero-Vargas et al, 2013). The increase in visceral fat ratio was positively correlated with the lumbar lordosis curve, leading to changes in spinal alignment (Taspinar, 2017). The prevalences of low back pain and DLD rise as body mass index (BMI) increases (Heuch et al, 2013;Smuck et al, 2014;Sheng et al, 2017).…”

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Examining the influence of body fat distribution on standing balance and functional performance in overweight female patients with degenerative lumbar disease

Chen,

Kantha

et al. 2024

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Introduction: Degenerative lumbar disease (DLD) is a prevalent disorder that predominantly affects the elderly population, especially female. Extensive research has demonstrated that overweight individuals (categorized by body fat distribution) have a higher susceptibility to developing DLD and an increased risk of falling. However, there is limited research available on the standing balance and functional performance of overweight females with DLD.Aims: To determine the impact of body fat distribution on standing balance and functional performance in overweight females with DLD.Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated thirty females with DLD were categorized into three types of body fat distribution based on body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio, specifically as android-type, gynoid-type, and normal weight groups. In addition, a control group of ten age-matched females with normal weight was recruited. The Visual Analogue Scale, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Cobb angle (Determined using x-ray), and body composition (Determined using the InBody S10), were conducted only on the DLD groups. All participants were assessed standing balance in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions. The functional assessments included timed-up-and-go and 5-times-sit-to-stand tests.Results: There were 10 people in each group. Android-type (Age = 65.00 ± 6.34 years; BMI = 26.87 ± 2.05 kg/m2), Gynoid-type (Age = 65.60 ± 4.99 years; BMI = 26.60 ± 1.75 kg/m2), Normal weight (Age = 65.70 ± 5.92 years; BMI = 22.35 ± 1.26 kg/m2), and Control (Age = 65.00 ± 5.23 years; BMI = 22.60 ± 1.12 kg/m2). The android-type group had higher body fat, visceral fat, and lower muscle mass (p < 0.05), along with an increased Cobb angle (p < 0.05). They showed greater ellipse area, total excursion, and mean distance in the anteroposterior direction (p < 0.05). During the functional performance assessments, the android-type group had longer durations in both the 5-times-sit-to-stand and timed-up-and-go tasks (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Our study found that android-type overweight individuals showed postural instability, reduced functional performance, and insufficient lower limb muscle strength and mass. These findings might help physical therapists in planning interventions, as they imply that patients with DLD may require specific types of standing balance training and lower extremities muscle-strengthening based on their body fat distribution.Clinical Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT05375201

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“…Tizabi et al (2012) noted that in the group of boys aged 12-18, weight was correlated with LL and TK, and height with TK only. Taspinar et al (2017) found that in young adults aged 18-25, LL and TK angles had a positive relation with body fat ratio and a negative relation with muscle ratio.…”

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The shape of the sagittal curvatures of the spine in a high-level acrobatic gymnasts – comparison by sex

Polak,

Gardzińska,

Walicka-Cupryś

2023

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

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Specific loads on the spine and the very young age at which acrobatic gymnastics training is undertaken require monitoring the shape of the spine curvatures in gymnasts to detect possible postural abnormalities. The aim of this descriptive study was to assess and compare the shape of the spine in the sagittal plane in acrobatic gymnasts of both sexes and their associations with demographic and somatic variables. The study group included 159 acrobatic gymnasts aged 12-19 (106 females and 53 males) from 16 European countries. The study was designed as a survey and measurements of somatic variables and the angles of inclination (using the Baseline Bubble inclinometer) at four topographic points of the spine: S1, L5/S1, Th12/L1, C7/Th1. Based on the angles of spinal inclination, the sizes of the sacral slope (SS), lumbar lordosis (LL), and thoracic kyphosis (TK) were calculated. Body posture was assessed based on Wolański’s modified typology. The angles of SS and LL were significantly higher in females, and TK did not differ between sexes. Training experience positively correlated only with the size of the SS in both sexes. Age and somatic variables were significantly correlated with the size of the sagittal curvatures, mainly in females. The majority of gymnasts had a normal angle of SS and TK and a flattened LL. The equivalent and lordotic types of body posture were more frequent in females, and the kyphotic type in males. The incorrect body posture was noted in 19.8% of females and 43.4% of males. We concluded that acrobatic gymnasts are not at risk of increasing the size of spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane, but males show a tendency toward flattened LL and kyphotic type of body posture.

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Assessing the Relationship between Body Composition and Spinal Curvatures in Young Adults

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References 18 publications

Relationship between Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Spinal Curvatures, Endurance and Balance of the Trunk Muscles-Extended Physical Health Analysis in Young Adults

Relationship between Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Spinal Curvatures, Endurance and Balance of the Trunk Muscles-Extended Physical Health Analysis in Young Adults

Examining the influence of body fat distribution on standing balance and functional performance in overweight female patients with degenerative lumbar disease

The shape of the sagittal curvatures of the spine in a high-level acrobatic gymnasts – comparison by sex

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