Relationship between physical activity and cold constitution in young women

若年女性の身体活動量と冷え症状の関連を明らかにすることを目的として、山口県立大学の女子学生212名に質問紙調査を実施した。その結果、冷え項目の該当数が10項目のうち7 項目以上の学生は、そうでない学生と比較し、体重、Body Mass Index、強い身体活動量、強い身体活動のエネルギー消費量が有意に低かった。若年女性の冷え症状を改善するには、体重を適正に保ち、強い身体活動を行うことが効果的であると示唆された。
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical activity and cold constitution in young women．A multiple-choice questionnaire was conducted among 212 female students in Yamaguchi Prefectural University．Results showed that body weight，body mass index，strong physical activity，and energy expenditure of the strong physical activity were significantly lower in the students who met seven or more of 10 cold constitution-related items than in the other students．Our results suggest that a healthy body weight and maintaining strong physical activity may be good for young women with cold constitution．