Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Evaluation of exercise capacity using two field tests in patients with metabolic syndrome. |
| Authors: |
Bozdemir Ozel, Cemile, Arikan, Hulya, Demirtas, Raziye Nesrin, Saglam, Melda, Calik-Kutukcu, Ebru, Vardar-Yagli, Naciye, Inal-Ince, Deniz, Akalin, Aysen, Celer, Ozgen, Sonbahar-Ulu, Hazal, Cakmak, Aslihan |
| Source: |
Disability & Rehabilitation. Apr2021, Vol. 43 Issue 7, p1015-1021. 7p. |
| Subjects: |
Blood pressure, Walking speed, Mathematical statistics, Nonparametric statistics, Statistics, Exercise tolerance, Confidence intervals, Parameters (Statistics), Cross-sectional method, Lean body mass, Exercise physiology, Mann Whitney U Test, Sex distribution, T-test (Statistics), Metabolic syndrome, Heart beat, Descriptive statistics, Bioelectric impedance, Body mass index, Odds ratio, Statistical correlation, Data analysis, Insulin resistance, Oxygen in the body |
| Abstract: |
Field tests are popular for assessing exercise capacity because they are practical and have established validity. The objective of this study was to compare physiological responses and exercise performance of patients with metabolic syndrome in two field tests of exercise capacity. Forty-seven patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome participated in this cross-sectional study. Exercise capacity was assessed using incremental shuttle walk test and six-minute walk test. Factors determining exercise capacity and agreement between the two tests were also investigated. Metabolic syndrome patients achieved a significantly greater percentage of predicted maximal heart rate, blood pressure, and longer distance in the incremental shuttle walk test than in the six-minute walk test (p < 0.001). Gender and body mass index explained 48.5% of the variance in six-minute walk test distance (R = 0.697, R2 = 0.485, F(2-46) = 20.737, p < 0.001). Body mass index and fat-free mass explained 55% of the variance in incremental shuttle walk test distance (R = 0.746, R2= 0.557, F(2-46) = 27.623, p < 0.001). Despite the agreement in the percentages of predicted maximal heart rate during these two field tests, the incremental shuttle walk test may be a better assessment tool than the six-minute walk test because it elicits more pronounced and definitive physiological responses to exercise tolerance in patients with metabolic syndrome. The incremental shuttle walk test can be used to evaluate exercise capacity in metabolic syndrome. The incremental shuttle walk test elicits greater physiological responses than the six-minute walk test. The incremental shuttle walk test may be preferable over the six-minute walk test in investigating exercise capacity. Both tests can guide and assist in the evaluation of this patient population in clinical practice. Body mass index affected distance in both exercise tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
