Maruf Fatai Adesina, Ucheokoye Demelum Marylyn
Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Nigeria.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2023 Mar 6;15(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s13102-023-00622-6.
Regular physical activity (PA) improves general health and quality of life (QoL) of the general population. It is however not known if leisure-time PA (LTPA) behaviour will reduce co-morbidity and adiposity, and improve cardiorespiratory fitness and QoL in midlife men. This study explored the impacts of regular LTPA behaviour on co-morbidity, adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness and QoL among male midlife sports club members in a Nigerian population.
This cross-sectional study involved 174 age-matched male midlife adults: 87 engaging in LTPA (LTPA group) and 87 not engaging in LTPA (non-LTPA group). Information on age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), maximal oxygen uptake (VOmax) resting heart rate (RHR), QoL and co-morbidity level was collected using standardized procedures. Data were summarized using mean and standard deviation, and explored using frequency and proportion. Independent t-test, Chi Square and Mann-Whitney U test were employed to determine the impacts of LTPA at 0.05 significance level.
The LTPA group had lower co-morbidity score (p = 0.05) and RHR (p = 0.004), and higher QoL (p = 0.01) and VOmax (p = 0.003) than non-LTPA group. While heart disease (χ = 10.99; p = 0.01) and hypertension (χ = 15.24; p = 0.004) severity levels were associated with LTPA behaviour, hypertension (p = 0.01) was the only co-morbid condition that had a significantly lower score in the LTPA group than in the non-LTPA group.
Regular LTPA improves cardiovascular health, physical work capacity and QoL in the sample of Nigerian mid-life men. Regular LTPA behaviour is recommended for cardiovascular health promotion, and improved physical work capacity and life satisfaction in midlife men.
规律的体育活动（PA）可改善普通人群的总体健康状况和生活质量（QoL）。然而，尚不清楚休闲时间体育活动（LTPA）行为是否会降低中年男性的合并症和肥胖程度，并改善其心肺适能和生活质量。本研究探讨了规律的LTPA行为对尼日利亚男性中年体育俱乐部成员的合并症、肥胖、心肺适能和生活质量的影响。
这项横断面研究涉及174名年龄匹配的中年男性成年人：87名从事LTPA（LTPA组），87名不从事LTPA（非LTPA组）。使用标准化程序收集有关年龄、体重指数（BMI）、腰围（WC）、最大摄氧量（VOmax）、静息心率（RHR）、生活质量和合并症水平的信息。数据用均值和标准差进行汇总，并用频率和比例进行分析。采用独立t检验、卡方检验和曼-惠特尼U检验，在0.05显著性水平下确定LTPA的影响。
与非LTPA组相比，LTPA组的合并症评分（p = 0.05）和RHR（p = 0.004）较低，生活质量（p = 0.01）和VOmax（p = 0.003）较高。虽然心脏病（χ = 10.99；p = 0.01）和高血压（χ = 15.24；p = 0.004）的严重程度与LTPA行为有关，但高血压（p = 0.01）是唯一一种在LTPA组中得分显著低于非LTPA组的合并症。
规律的LTPA可改善尼日利亚中年男性样本的心血管健康、身体工作能力和生活质量。建议中年男性进行规律的LTPA行为，以促进心血管健康，提高身体工作能力和生活满意度。
