Perspect Nurs Sci.  2018 Apr;15(1):11-17. 10.16952/pns.2018.15.1.11.

Relationships among Physical Activity Level, Health-promoting Behavior, and Physiological Variables in Korean University Students

• Bang KS
• Song MK
• Park SE
• Kim H

• KMID: 2410758
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.16952/pns.2018.15.1.11

Abstract

PURPOSE
Many Korean college students suffer from physical inactivity and mental health problems. However, it has not been sufficiently reported how this lack of exercise and health-related behavior affect their health. The present study was performed to identify the relationships among physical activity level, health-promoting behavior, and physiological variables in Korean undergraduate and graduate students.
METHODS
Participants were 115 undergraduate and graduate students from one university in Seoul. The Pearson's correlation analysis was performed using SPSS for Windows.
RESULTS
Physical activity level had significant positive correlations with health-promoting behavior (r=.32, p=.001) and exercise self-efficacy (r=.25, p=.008), and health-promoting behavior had a significant correlation with depression (r=−.33, p < .001) and exercise self-efficacy (r=.44, p < .001). Additionally, physical activity level had significant correlations with triglyceride (r=−.20, p=.034) and vitamin D (r=.20, p=.029) levels. The high density cholesterol level had significant negative correlations with systolic blood pressure (r=−.33, p < .001), diastolic blood pressure (r=−.29, p=.002), and vitamin D (r=−.20, p=.035) levels.
CONCLUSION
Physical activity level or health-promoting behavior had significant relationships with the health status of college students. Strategies need to be developed to improve health-promoting behaviors among college students.

Keyword

Exercise; Health promotion; Depression

MeSH Terms

Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Depression
Health Promotion
Humans
Mental Health
Motor Activity*
Seoul
Triglycerides
Vitamin D
Cholesterol
Vitamin D

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