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Cardiovascular fitness and cardiovascular risk factors among obese men and women aged 58 years and older, in Portugal / Asociación entre el test de caminata de seis minutos y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en portugueses obesos
Araújo F, Rômulo; Serpeloni C, Edilson; Vaz R, Enio R; Borges J, Renata Selvatici; Silva, Analiza Mónica; Minderico, Cláudia Sofía; Rocha, Paulo Manuel; Santa-Clara, Helena; Baptista, Fátima; Bettencourt Sardinha, Luis.
  • Araújo F, Rômulo; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Serpeloni C, Edilson; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Vaz R, Enio R; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Borges J, Renata Selvatici; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Silva, Analiza Mónica; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Minderico, Cláudia Sofía; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Rocha, Paulo Manuel; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Santa-Clara, Helena; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Baptista, Fátima; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
  • Bettencourt Sardinha, Luis; UNESP. Presidente Prudente. Center of Science and Technology. Department of Physical Education. BR
Rev. méd. Chile ; 140(9): 1164-1169, set. 2012. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-660074
ABSTRACT
Background: A better physical fitness may have survival advantages in adults. Aim: To analyze the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular risk factors among obese subjects aged 58 years and older. Material and Methods: Cardiorespiratory fitness using the six-minute walk test, body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and blood pressure were measured in a non-representative sample of 76 obese Portuguese subjects aged 58 to 87 years (55 women). Participants were stratified in tertiles of walking capacity according to the six-minute walk test. Results: Six minutes walk test results were negatively correlated with percentage body fat (r = -0.28; p = 0.012) and systolic blood pressure (r = -0.23; p = 0.045). Participants located in the lowest tertile for the six minutes walk test had an odds ratio of4.34 (95% confidence intervals: 1.02-18.43) for elevated blood pressure. Conclusions: A lower six minutes walk test result is associated with a higher risk for high blood pressure.
RESUMEN
Antecedentes: Una mejor condición física se asocia a mejor sobrevida en adultos. Objetivos: Estudiar la relación entre condición física y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en obesos mayores de 58 años. Material y Métodos: Se midió la capacidad cardiorrespiratoria mediante la prueba de caminata de seis minutos, composición corporal mediante densitometría de doble fotón y presión arterial en una muestra no representativa de 76 portugueses de 58 a 87 años (55 mujeres). Los participantes se estratificaron en terciles de acuerdo a los resultados de la prueba de seis minutos. Resultados: Los resultados de la prueba de caminata de seis minutos se correlacionaron negativamente con el porcentaje de grasa corporal (r = -0,28; p = 0,012) y presión sistólica (r = -0,23; p = 0,045). Los participantes ubicados en el tercil más bajo de la prueba de caminata de seis minutos tenían una razón de riesgo para hipertensión arterial de 4,34 (intervalos de confianza de 95%: 1,02- 18,43). Conclusiones: Una prueba de caminata de seis minutos con bajos resultados se asocia a un mayor riesgo de hipertensión arterial.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cardiovascular Diseases / Physical Fitness / Walking / Obesity Type of study: Etiology study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Rev. méd. Chile Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: UNESP/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cardiovascular Diseases / Physical Fitness / Walking / Obesity Type of study: Etiology study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Rev. méd. Chile Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: UNESP/BR