Correlation of functional fitness with arterial stiffness in community middle-aged and older women

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  • Tamura Yasuaki
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University Department of Rehabilitation, Tokushima Prefecture Naruto Hospital
  • Miura Hajime
    Laboratory for Applied Physiology, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University
  • Hashimoto Yuji
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University Department of Rehabilitation, Kamojima Hospital
  • Ishikawa Miduki
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University Department of Rehabilitation, Kamojima Hospital
  • Azuma Ayako
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University

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  • 地域在住中高齢女性の生活体力が動脈スティフネスに及ぼす影響
  • チイキ ザイジュウ チュウ コウレイ ジョセイ ノ セイカツ タイリョク ガ ドウミャク スティフネス ニ オヨボス エイキョウ

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<p>Habitual exercise is important for improving or maintaining the arterial function with age. However, the role of functional fitness on arterial stiffness in the elderly is unclear. This study was conducted to examine the relationships between functional fitness and arterial stiffness in elderly woman. Four hundred and seventy-nine elderly woman participated in the present investigation. The systolic/diastolic blood pressure and brachial to ankle pulse wave velocity were obtained in the supine position using an automatic pulse wave form analyzer. Four items of functional fitness (standing/sitting, walking, hand working, and self-care working) were assessed. The measurement variables were calculated for five chronological classifications (60~64, 65~69, 70~74, 75~79 and 80 yrs or over). The four items of functional fitness and brachial to ankle pulse wave velocity increased linearly with age. A multiple stepwise regression analysis revealed that systolic blood pressure (β= 0.366), age (β= 0.225), heart rate (β= 0.188), body mass index (β= -0.102), and standing/sitting (β= 0.098) were independent contributors to brachial to ankle pulse wave velocity, accounting for 29.6% of the variability. The physical function, especially standing/sitting, influences the arterial function in elderly women.</p>

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