• Muneera Mohammed Almurdi.
• Rehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: Malmurdi@ksu.edu.sa.
• Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2024 Jan 1; 79: 100401100401.

IntroductionThis study aimed to compare different Body Mass Index (BMI) categories, body composition parameters, postural balance, and functional mobility among female students at a College of Applied Medical Sciences; and examine the relationship between BMI and body composition with postural balance and functional mobility among female students at the college of applied medical sciences.Materials And MethodsFemale students, aged 18‒25 years old. They were subdivided into four groups according to their BMI category: underweight, normal, overweight, or obese, with n = 20 participants in each group. A Bioelectrical Impedance Human Body Analyzer (BIA) was used to assess the following body composition parameters: Fat Percentage (FATP), fat mass, muscle mass, and Total Body Water (TBW). A NeuroCom Balance Master was used to assess postural balance and functional mobility. A Timed Up and Go (TUG) test was employed to assess functional mobility. All data were analyzed using SPSS.ResultsParticipants' ages and heights were matched (p > 0.05). However, there were variables that were statistically significantly higher in terms of weight, BMI and body composition, including FATP, fat mass, muscle mass, and TBW (p = 0.000), among the obese group. Moreover, postural balance was lower among the obese group. There was a significant relationship between BMI and body composition variables in respect of postural balance but not in relation to functional mobility.ConclusionPostural instability but not functional mobility was related to higher BMI and body composition values among the study groups.Copyright © 2024 HCFMUSP. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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