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

Tamura Yasuaki, Miura Hajime, Hashimoto Yuji, Ishikawa Miduki, Azuma Ayako

doi:10.7600/jspfsm.65.533

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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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Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 65 (6), 533-538, 2016

The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

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