Vol. 5, No 1, 2007 pp. 75 - 84
UDC
796.41.035: 612.14
Scientific Paper
THE RELATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL/FUNCTIONAL FITNESS AND THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF ELDERLY MEN AND WOMEN
Radmila Kostić1*, Ivana Mladenović1,
Milena Mikalački2
1University of Niš, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Serbia
*E-mail: rkost@medianis.net
2University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Serbia
Abstract. The aim of the research was to determine the connection between physical fitness and the blood pressure of elderly men and women. The sample of subjects encompassed 60 men and 60 women who were aged 65 to 70. The senior fitness test with six measuring instruments was used for the evaluation of hand strength, upper and lower extremity mobility, stamina and agility/dynamic balance. The values of systolic and diastolic resting blood pressure, presented in mmHg, were used to evaluate blood pressure. The data were processed by a multivariate regressional analysis. The obtained results indicate that a connection exists between the predictor variables (physical/functional fitness) and systolic and diastolic blood pressure on a sample of men and a sample of women. All of the obtained multiple correlations are significant at the 0.000 level. The greatest contribution to the explanation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the basis of the sample of elderly men was made by the variables for the evaluation of aerobic stamina and lower body strength. The greatest contribution to the explanation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the basis of the sample of women was made by the variables which were used to evaluate aerobic stamina, lower body strength, arm strength, and lower body mobility.
Key words: functional fitness, elderly people, blood pressure, prediction
RELACIJE FIZIČKOG/FUNKCIONALNOG FITNESA SA KRVNIM PRITISKOM STARIH MUŠKARACA I ŽENA
Istraživanje je sprovedeno sa ciljem da se utvrdi povezanost fizičkog fitnesa sa krvnim pritiskom starih muškaraca i žena. Uzorak ispitanika je obuhvatio 60 muškaraca i 60 žena koji su imali od 65 do 70 godina starosti. Za procenu funkcionalnog fitnesa primenjen je Senior-fitnes-test sa šest mernih instrumenata: za procenu snage gornjeg i donjeg dela tela, pokretljivosti gornjeg i donjeg dela tela, aerobnu izdržljivost i agilnost/dinamičku ravnotežu. Za procenu krvnog pritiska primenjene su vrednosti sistolnog i dijastolnog krvnog pritiska u miru u mmHg. Podaci su obrađeni multivarijantnom regresionom analizom. Dobijeni rezultati pokazuju da postoji povezanost između prediktorskog skupa varijabli (fizičkog/funkcionalnog fitnesa) i sistolnog i dijastolnog krvnog pritiska na uzorku muškaraca i na uzorku žena. Sve dobijene multiple koralacije, značajne su na nivou 0.000. Najveći doprinos u objašnjenju sistolnog i dijastolnog krvnog pritiska na uzorku starih muškaraca imaju varijable kojima se procenjuje aerobna izdržljivost i snaga donjeg dela tela. Najveći doprinos u objašnjenju sistolnog i dijastolnog krvnog pritiska na uzorku žena imaju varijable kojima se procenjuje aerobna i mišićna izdržljivost, snaga donjeg dela tela, snaga ruku i pokretljivost donjeg dela tela.
Ključne reči: funkcionalni fitnes, stari ljudi, krvni pritisak, predikcija, razlike
