da Silva R B, Costa-Paiva L, Pinto-Neto A M, Braga A de A, Morais S S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Climacteric. 2005 Dec;8(4):360-70. doi: 10.1080/13697130500345380.
To evaluate the association between physical activity and the morphological, functional and physiological components of physical fitness in postmenopausal women.
A cross-sectional study of 162 postmenopausal women, 40-65 years of age, who verbally responded to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire applied to evaluate their level of physical activity. Physical fitness was evaluated by measuring body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, maximum oxygen consumption, plasma levels of total and fractional cholesterol, triglycerides and fasting glucose, as well as blood pressure.
Approximately 83.5% of the women were active, principal physical activities being household chores and transportation walking. Approximately 80% of the women were overweight or obese and presented a waist circumference indicative of high or very high risk for cardiovascular disease, and fat percentage above 33%. Over 50% were found to have low oxygen consumption. There were no significant differences between the groups of active and inactive women with respect to mean body mass index (p = 0.43), percentage of body fat (p = 0.60), hip-to-waist ratio (p = 0.93), waist circumference (p = 0.44), maximum VO2 (p = 0.32), total cholesterol (p = 0.43), fasting glucose (p = 0.73), and systolic (p = 0.79) or diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.48). Adjusted prevalence ratios also showed no significant differences between the groups.
Habitual physical activity is not associated with variations in the components that are used to describe physical fitness. It is important to encourage physical activity and provide guidelines to ensure that it is carried out in the quantity, duration and intensity required for improving physical fitness level and obtaining health benefits.
评估绝经后女性的身体活动与身体素质的形态、功能和生理成分之间的关联。
对162名40 - 65岁的绝经后女性进行横断面研究，这些女性通过口头回答国际身体活动问卷来评估其身体活动水平。通过测量体重指数、腰围、体脂百分比、最大摄氧量、总胆固醇和胆固醇分数、甘油三酯和空腹血糖的血浆水平以及血压来评估身体素质。
约83.5%的女性身体活动活跃，主要身体活动为家务劳动和步行出行。约80%的女性超重或肥胖，腰围表明心血管疾病风险高或非常高，且体脂百分比超过33%。超过50%的女性被发现最大摄氧量低。在活跃和不活跃女性组之间，平均体重指数（p = 0.43）、体脂百分比（p = 0.60）、腰臀比（p = 0.93）、腰围（p = 0.44）、最大摄氧量（p = 0.32）、总胆固醇（p = 0.43）、空腹血糖（p = 0.73）以及收缩压（p = 0.79）或舒张压（p = 0.48）方面均无显著差异。调整后的患病率比在两组之间也无显著差异。
习惯性身体活动与用于描述身体素质的成分变化无关。鼓励身体活动并提供指导方针以确保按照提高身体素质水平和获得健康益处所需的量、持续时间和强度进行身体活动非常重要。
