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Evaluation of a Physical Exercise Intervention Program in the Youth (PiPy) Among Chinese University Students Based Upon Body Compositions and Phase Angle

Juan Su, Haixu Hu, Chong Shen, Harvest F. Gu

Objective: We have recently conducted a physical exercise intervention program in the youth (PiPy) among a cohort of Chinese university students. The current study aimed to evaluate this program based upon the changes of body compositions and phase angle.

Methods: A total of 772 students from in a university, China, were selected with a cluster sampling method. We conducted a cognition and physical exercise in PiPy and analyzed their exercise and ability. In the meanwhile, the changes of body compositions, including BMI, fat, skeletal muscle, phase angle and malnutrition rate were determined. Further analyses of these parameters in subgroups including lean, normal weight and over-weight were done.

Results: After PiPy, BMI in all subjects was slightly increased, while fat weight and malnutrition rate were significantly decreased. Skeletal muscle content in males was increased, while phase angle in females was relatively low. Furthermore, physical performance and nutritional changes were improved.

Conclusions: PHDT model simultaneously improve physical performance and cultural learning performance by improving BMI among Chinese college students. The magnitude of change may be affected by gender, base lined BMI and phase angle.