Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate about the relationship between self-rated health and the body fat percentage in adult women. The data were obtained from 301 women ages 20-80 years old who participated in a course on dieting from June 2008 to January 2009 and their body compositions were measured using bioelectrical impedance method. For the health-related QOL, the deviation score (50 as a standard value, 10 as standard deviation) was calculated using the Short Form-36 (SF-36). We examined the relationship between the scores and the body fat percentages. We also investigated the estimate of the healthy value of the body fat percentage.
The main results were summarized as follows;
・The results suggested that the fat in the trunk of body was the important factor on the evaluated the body from a point of view on body fat percentage.
・In the group with standard body fat percentage, self-rated health was higher than the other group.
・The results suggested that healthy value of the body fat percentage was about 21%. Continued research in this area should be considered.
