Determining the Share of the Main Components of Physical and Mental Health of Shahrekord Male University Students

 The health of university students is one of the most important goals of any society because their health will be the basis for improving society's scientific level and progress. In this regard, the present study was conducted to determine the share of the main components of the health of male students.

 The present study was descriptive-analytical, and the statistical population included all male students of Shahrekord University who selected sports courses 1 and 2 in the second semester of the 2016-2017 academic years. A total of 106 students were randomly selected, five in each class. General health data were collected using the Goldberg and Hillier questionnaire, which consisted of four subscales: physical symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression. Health-related physical factors were measured with standard instruments, including height, weight, lean body mass, body water level, body fat mass, body fat percentage, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, and maximum heart rate. Health-related fitness indicators, including flexibility, strength, and endurance of muscles, were measured through standard tests. Data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis using the principal component extraction method and varimax rotation at the level of 0.05 with SPSS software.

 Lean body mass, body water content, height, weight, and strength of the front thigh muscle components were the main factors in the health of male students. In summary, physical indices at 32.76%, physical fitness at 10.85%, and general health at 10.38% had the largest share in the health of male students.

 The results showed that the studied variables of students' health were strongly related, so all the studied factors were reduced to 8 factors and finally determined 78% of the health factors of male students.