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| Author(s): |
C.F. Fagundes
[1]
;
L. Di Thommazo-Luporini
[2]
;
C.L. Goulart
[3]
;
D. Braatz
[4]
;
A. Ditomaso
[5]
;
A. Borghi-Silva
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Fisioterapia - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Fisioterapia - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Fisioterapia - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Engenharia de Produção - Brasil
[5] Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo - Brasil
[6] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Fisioterapia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research; v. 55, 2022-03-21. |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this study was to establish reference equations for the six-minute step test (6MST) based on demographic, anthropometric, body composition, and performance variables able to predict oxygen uptake (V̇O2) in obese individuals. Seventy-three obese adults (42±14 years old, body mass index >30 kg/m2) from both sexes were included. They underwent anamnesis, body composition evaluation, and the 6MST with expired gases registered simultaneously. Three equations were developed for the obese population (n=73; 59% female). The first equation was composed of the up-and-down step cycles (UDS), sex, and age as predictors; the second equation was composed of the UDS, age, and lean mass (LM). Both equations collectively explained 68.1% of the V̇O2 variance in the 6MST, while the third equation, composed of the UDS, age, and body mass, accounted for 67.7% of the V̇O2 variance. UDS, sex, age, LM, and body mass were important V̇O2 predictors of 6MST in these obese individuals. This study contributes to the dissemination of a simple, inexpensive, and fast evaluation method that can provide important indicators of cardiorespiratory fitness and guide strategies for rehabilitation. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/26501-1 - Study of limiting factors to physical exercise and adjunct effects to rehabilitation on cardiorespiratory disease: a multicentre approach |
| Grantee: | Audrey Borghi Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 20/13465-5 - Identification of prognostic variables from the cardiopulmonary exercise test to stratify Heart Failure severity |
| Grantee: | Cássia da Luz Goulart |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate (Direct) |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/03233-0 - Study of cardiorespiratory interaction and the supply of peripheral and cerebral oxygen as modulators of exercise capacity during bilevel application in the coexistence of COPD-CHF |
| Grantee: | Cássia da Luz Goulart |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |