Cardiovascular fitness and cardiovascular risk factors among obese men and women aged 58 years and older

Autores/as

  • Rômulo Araújo Fernandes Department of Physical Education. Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, Brazil.Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
  • Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
  • Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
  • Renata Selvatici Borges Januário Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
  • Analiza Mónica Silva Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Cláudia Sofia Minderico Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Paulo Manuel Rocha Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Helena Santa-Clara Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Fátima Baptista Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Luís Bettencourt Sardinha Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Palabras clave:

Aged, Hypertension, Obesity, Physical fitness

Resumen

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SIX MINUTES WALK TEST RESULTS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN OBESE PORTUGUESE SUBJECTS

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 of 4.34 (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. 

Biografía del autor/a

Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Department of Physical Education. Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, Brazil.Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

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Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino, Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino, PhD Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory. Center of Sport and Physical Education. Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, km 380. CEP 86051-990 - Londrina, PR - Brazil E-mail: romulo_ef@yahoo.com.br

Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque, Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

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Renata Selvatici Borges Januário, Metabolism, Nutrition and Exercise Laboratory, Center of Sport and Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

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Analiza Mónica Silva, Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Cláudia Sofia Minderico, Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Paulo Manuel Rocha, Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Helena Santa-Clara, Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Fátima Baptista, Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Luís Bettencourt Sardinha, Exercise and health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Universidade Tecnológica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Publicado

2012-08-29

Cómo citar

Araújo Fernandes, R., Serpeloni Cyrino, E., Vaz Ronque, E. R., Borges Januário, R. S., Silva, A. M., Minderico, C. S., Rocha, P. M., Santa-Clara, H., Baptista, F., & Bettencourt Sardinha, L. (2012). Cardiovascular fitness and cardiovascular risk factors among obese men and women aged 58 years and older. Revista Médica De Chile, 140(9). Recuperado a partir de https://revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/1827

Número

Vol. 140 Núm. 9 (2012): SEPTIEMBRE 2012

Sección

Artículos de Investigación