Leisure, Home, and Occupational Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women

Greendale, Gail A.

doi:10.1001/archinte.1996.00440040090010

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“…before adjustment for dietary habits. This datum partly supports previous studies showing an inconsistent relationship between OPA and diastolic blood pressure [19,31].…”

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confidence: 92%

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Leisure time but not occupational physical activity significantly affects cardiovascular risk factors in an adult population

Sofi

Capalbo

Marcucci

et al. 2007

Eur J Clin Investigation

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“…before adjustment for dietary habits. This datum partly supports previous studies showing an inconsistent relationship between OPA and diastolic blood pressure [19,31].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…an inconsistent relationship between OPA and diastolic blood pressure [19,31]. With regard to lipid profile, in our study population a significant association between physical activity and HDLcholesterol as well as triglycerides is reported.…”

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confidence: 45%

Leisure time but not occupational physical activity significantly affects cardiovascular risk factors in an adult population

Sofi

Capalbo

Marcucci

et al. 2007

Eur J Clin Investigation

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“…[36][37][38][39] Slattery et al 40 reports that leisure-time physical activity is inversely correlated to death and cerebrovascular disease, being responsible for 30%-40% of the deaths by any cause, even after adjusting age, blood pressure, smoking, and cholesterol levels. Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong protective feature against metabolic syndrome, and in this way, against CVD, especially in high-risk patients who engage in more than 3 h/wk of moderate or vigorous physical activity during Leisure Time.…”

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International Physical Activity Questionnaire Overestimation is Ameliorated by Individual Analysis of the Scores

Bermúdez

Rojas

Cordova

et al. 2013

American Journal of Therapeutics

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Sedentarism is considered a risk factor for coronary heart disease and death from any cardiovascular disease. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) assesses physical activity in metabolic equivalents, using 4 dimensions: occupation, transportation, household activities, and leisure-time physical activity. The purpose of this investigation was to assess physical activity levels in the patients enrolled in the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study, currently undertaken by the "Dr. Félix Gómez" Endocrine-Metabolic Research Center. Two thousand one hundred eight individuals were recruited and subjected to a standard Medical chart, Graffar scale, and IPAQ long form, applied by trained personnel. Description of the population was done using mean, SD, and coefficient of variation. IPAQ scores were analyzed as medians and distributed by percentiles. From the 2108 individuals, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women. The most prevalent physical activity was high physical activity with 39.9%, followed by moderate physical activity with 36.9% and low physical activity with 23.2%. Medians for each IPAQ dominion were occupation with 0.00 (0.00-66.00), transportation with 165.00 (0.00-463.00), household activities with 772.50 (0.00-2520.00), and leisure time with 0.00 (0.00-594.00). Using leisure-time scores, a new reclassification was conducted, obtaining 1245 subjects with 0 metabolic equivalents in this dominion. From this new subsample, 43.6% had High physical activity, 56.95% had Moderate physical activity, and 91% had Low physical activity, demonstrating an important overestimation in the former sample results. IPAQ overestimates moderate and vigorous activity in the adult population of the Maracaibo Municipality. Overestimation is mainly located in the household- and gardening-related activity.

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“…Usual physical activity was assessed using the average of the home and leisure domains from the Postmenopausal Estrogen Progestins Intervention Trial physical activity scale. Values range from 1 to 4, corresponding to no, mild, moderate, and intense usual activity 37–39 . A single, masked, expert musculoskeletal radiologist (LS) read vertebral deformities from baseline standing radiographs.…”

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Yoga Decreases Kyphosis in Senior Women and Men with Adult‐Onset Hyperkyphosis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Greendale

Huang

Karlamangla

et al. 2009

J American Geriatrics Society

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Objective To assess whether a specifically designed Yoga intervention can reduce hyperkyphosis. Design A 6-month, 2 group, randomized, controlled, single masked trial. Setting Community research unit. Participants 118 women and men aged >60 years with kyphosis angle >40 degrees. Major exclusions were: serious medical comorbidity; use of assistive device; unable to hear or see adequately for participation; or unable to pass a physical safety screen. Intervention The active treatment group attended hour-long Yoga classes, 3 days per week, for 24 weeks. The control group attended a monthly luncheon/seminar and received mailings. Measurements Primary outcomes were change (baseline to 6 months) in Debrunner kyphometer-assessed kyphosis angle, standing height, timed chair stands, functional reach and walking speed. Secondary outcomes were change in: kyphosis index, flexicurve kyphosis angle, the Rancho Bernardo Blocks posture assessment and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Results Compared to control participants, those randomized to Yoga experienced a 4.4% improvement in flexicurve kyphosis angle (p=0.006) and a 5% improvement in kyphosis index (p=0.004). The intervention did not result in statistically significant improvement in Debrunner kyphometer angle, measured physical performance or in self-assessed HRQOL (each p>0.1). Conclusion The decrease in flexicurve kyphosis angle in the Yoga treatment group shows that hyperkyphosis is remediable, a critical first step in the pathway to treating or preventing this condition. Larger, more definitive studies of Yoga or other interventions for hyperkyphosis should be considered. Targeting individuals with more malleable spines and using longitudinally precise measures of kyphosis could strengthen the treatment effect.

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Leisure, Home, and Occupational Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women

Abstract: The unique relationships between type of physical activity and cardiac risk factors underscore the necessity of including multiple domains of activity in epidemiologic studies of epidemiologic studies of physical activity in women.

Cited by 53 publications

References 25 publications

Leisure time but not occupational physical activity significantly affects cardiovascular risk factors in an adult population

Leisure time but not occupational physical activity significantly affects cardiovascular risk factors in an adult population

International Physical Activity Questionnaire Overestimation is Ameliorated by Individual Analysis of the Scores

Yoga Decreases Kyphosis in Senior Women and Men with Adult‐Onset Hyperkyphosis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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