Vol. 9, No 2, 2011 pp. 161 - 171
UDC 796.015.132: - 053.9
Original empirical article
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE INDICATORS
OF THE FUNCTIONAL FITNESS OF THE ELDERLY
Radmila Kostić, Slavoljub Uzunović,
Saša Pantelić, Ratomir Đurašković
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
Abstract. With the aim of analyzing the dependence of indicators of functional fitness on the body weight of the elderly, a battery of the Senior Fitness Test was used (Rikli & Jones, 2001), which consists of the 8-Foot Up-and-Go, Back Scratch, Chair Sit-and-Reach, 2-Minute Step Test, 30-Second Chair Stand, and the Arm Curl. The sample of subjects consisted of 59 males and 60 females, aged from 65 to 70. On the basis of the Body Mass Index (BMI) the subjects were divided into two groups, depending on gender: individuals with normal body weight and individuals with increased body weight. In order to calculate the statistical significance of the differences between the groups, we used a single factor analysis, the ANOVA (the conclusions were all made at the 0.05 level of significance). On the basis of the discussion of the obtained results, it was concluded that the statistically significant difference between the indicators of functional fitness depending on body weight, in favor of individuals with normal body weight in the case of the subsamples consisting of men and women.
Key words: functional fitness, elderly people, BMI
KOMPARATIVNA ANALIZA POKAZATELJA FUNKCIONALNOG FITNESA STARIH LJUDI
Sa ciljem da se istraži zavisnost pokazatelja funkcionalnog fitnesa od telesne težine starih osoba primenjena je baterija Senior fitnes testa (Rikli i Jones, 2001) koja sadrži 8-Foot Up-and-Go, Back Scratch, Chair Sit-and-Reach, 2-Minute Step Test, 30-Second Chair Stand, i Arm Curl. Uzorak ispitanika činilo je 59 muških i 60 ženskih osoba, starih od 65 do 70 godina. Na osnovu Body Mass Index-a (BMI) ispitanici su, u odnosu na pol, podeljeni na grupe: osobe sa normalnom telesnom težinom i osobe sa povećanom telesnom težinom. Za izračunavanje statističke značajnosti razlika između grupa primenjena je jednofaktorska analiza varijanse ANOVA (zaključivanje na nivou značajnosti 0.05). Na osnovu diskusije dobijenih rezultata zaključeno je da je utvrđena statistička značajna razlika u pokazateljima funkcionalnog fitnesa u zavisnosti od telesne težine u korist osoba sa normalnom telesnom težinom na subuzorcima žena i muškaraca.
Ključne reči: funkcionalni fitnes, stari ljudi, BMI
