| Cardiovascular fitness and cardiovascular risk factors among obese men and women aged 58 years and older, in Portugal. | |
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PMID: 23354638 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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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. |
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Rômulo Araújo F; Edilson Serpeloni C; Enio R Vaz R; Renata Selvatici Borges J; Analiza Mónica Silva; Cláudia Sofía Minderico; Paulo Manuel Rocha; Helena Santa-Clara; Fátima Baptista; Luis Bettencourt Sardinha |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Revista médica de Chile Volume: 140 ISSN: 0717-6163 ISO Abbreviation: Rev Med Chil Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2013-01-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404312 Medline TA: Rev Med Chil Country: Chile |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1164-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Physical Education, Center of Science and Technology, Presidente Prudente, UNESP, Brazil. |
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