Comparison Effect of Different Aspects of Weight on Some Factors related to Physical Fitness among Female and Male College Students in Bushehr

Background and objective: It is little known about physical fitness and the effects of body mass index (BMI) among college students. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to study the effects of various aspects of weight on physical fitness and comparison of these factors among female and male college student of Bushehr city. Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study 149 students were selected from Payame Noor University, Bushehr branch. Based on body mass index (BMI) these students were divided into three groups: obese and overweight, normal weight and underweight group. Different physical fitness was assessed using standard college tests. SPSS 16 was used for analysis of data at levels of α