Republic of the Philippines

EAST VISAYAN ADVENTIST ACADEMY OF LEYTE, INC.

San Sotero, Javier, Leyte
A Guardian of Truth
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ACADEMY RESEARCH CENTER

ABOUT THE RESEARCHER

Jeaman Hope Parenasan Sabdao is a grade 12 student in East Visayan
Adventist Academy with the strand of Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (STEM). He is the first semester Vice-President Social
and the second semester Associate Secretary of the Garnet Class 2022-
2023. He is currently the Public Information Officer of the Senior Class
Organization. This man is also a member of the Empyreal Chorale and a
saxophonist in the Resonating Symphony Ensemble. He is aspiring to be a
worthy and an outstanding Architect in the future. He also dreamed in
becoming an Aircraft Pilot, but his passion in designing infrastructures,
houses, and buildings weighs more. In God’s will, Jeaman Hope
Parenasan Sabdao will follow his dream of becoming an Aircraft Pilot
after he claims his degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture. This
man really looks up to his father. Because of his father’s work, he
conducted this study. He thinks that this study may help his father and the

“THE CORRELATIONAL STUDY BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND PHYSICAL

ACTIVENESS AMONG EMPLOYEES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MIGUEL, LEYTE:
BASELINE DATA FOR HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM”
Adviser: Mr. Sherwin Abantao, EdD

ABTRACT

Health is a big factor in our daily lives. Having a healthy lifestyle is important and not that easy, but with God
everything is possible. A person’s health status can be measured through body mass index. Physical activeness
can be measured through BMI. Thus, this study used correlational research design to see the relationship
between BMI and Physical Activeness of the respondents. This study was conducted among 88 employees in the
Municipality of San Miguel, Leyte. Descriptive Statistics and Pearson R were used in analyzing the data. Results
show that the average body mass index of employees is 24.1984, which belongs to normal category. Majority of
the respondents (80%) perform exercise. Moreover, employees based on the findings, exercise two times a week.
Lastly, the findings indicate that there is significantly no relationship between BMI and Physical Activeness of
the respondents since the p-value is greater than 0.05.