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Structural model of the relationship between physical activity and students’ quality of life: Mediating role of body mass index and moderating role of gender

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  • Mahdieh Hoseini
  • Samaneh Bardoon
  • Afsaneh Bakhtiari
  • Hajar Adib-Rad
  • Shabnam Omidvar

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Background: As a country’s future leaders and pioneers, University students must live with healthy habits. In order to achieve a healthy lifestyle, Physical activity and Quality of Life can serve as suitable indices to study. The purpose of the study was to clarify how physical activity (PA), Body mass index (BMI) and gender relate to the quality of life (QOL) of students of Medical Sciences University by using a structural equation model. Methods: The research was a cross-sectional study. The number of participants was 225 students of the University. The participants answered three questionnaires, including Demographic, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ short form), and Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-12), BMI was calculated by anthropometric measures, as well. The Structural equation model (SEM) method was employed. The Fitness of the proposed pattern was measured using the following indexes: chi-square/degree of freedom ratio (CMIN/DF), Normed Fit Index (NFI), comparative fit index (CFI), the goodness of fit index (GFI), and standardized root mean squared residual (SRMR). In the analysis the significant level was considered as P

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  • Mahdieh Hoseini & Samaneh Bardoon & Afsaneh Bakhtiari & Hajar Adib-Rad & Shabnam Omidvar, 2022. "Structural model of the relationship between physical activity and students’ quality of life: Mediating role of body mass index and moderating role of gender," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(8), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0273493
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273493
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