Comparison of 3 Measures of Physical Activity and Associations With Blood Pressure, HDL, and Body Composition in a Sample of Adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary O. Hearst ◽  
John R. Sirard ◽  
Leslie Lytle ◽  
Donald R. Dengel ◽  
David Berrigan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Twin Cities ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Physical Activity Recall ◽  
Intended Use ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Background:The association of physical activity (PA), measured 3 ways, and biomarkers were compared in a sample of adolescents.Methods:PA data were collected on 2 cohorts of adolescents (N = 700) in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, 2007–2008. PA was measured using 2 survey questions [Modified Activity Questionnaire (MAQ)], the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall (3DPAR), and accelerometers. Biomarkers included systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), lipids, percent body fat (%BF), and body mass index (BMI) percentile. Bivariate relationships among PA measures and biomarkers were examined followed by generalized estimating equations for multivariate analysis.Results:The 3 measures were significantly correlated with each other (r = .22–.36, P < .001). Controlling for study, puberty, age, and gender, all 3 PA measures were associated with %BF (MAQ = −1.93, P < .001; 3DPAR = −1.64, P < .001; accelerometer = −1.06, P = .001). The MAQ and accelerometers were negatively associated with BMI percentile. None of the 3 PA measures were significantly associated with SBP or lipids. The percentage of adolescents meeting the national PA recommendations varied by instrument.Conclusions:All 3 instruments demonstrated consistent findings when estimating associations with %BF, but were different for prevalence estimates. Researchers must carefully consider the intended use of PA data when choosing a measurement instrument.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1978
Author(s):  
Tjaša Filipčič ◽  
Špela Bogataj ◽  
Jernej Pajek ◽  
Maja Pajek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Habitual Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Comorbidity Score ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
And Gender

Hemodialysis (HD) patients have lower functional abilities compared to healthy people, and this is associated with lower physical activity in everyday life. This may affect their quality of life, but research on this topic is limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between habitual physical activity and quality of life in HD patients and healthy controls. Ninety-three HD patients and 140 controls participated in the study. Quality of life was assessed using a 36-item medical outcomes study short-form health survey (SF-36). Human Activity Profile (HAP) was used to assess habitual physical activity. The adjusted activity score (AAS) from HAP, age, gender, fat tissue index (FTI), lean tissue index (LTI), and Davies comorbidity score were analyzed as possible predictors of the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-36. Three sequential linear models were used to model PCS. In Model 1, PCS was regressed by gender and age; in Model 2 the LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity scores were added. Model 3 also included AAS. After controlling for age and gender (ModelHD 1: p = 0.056), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score effects (ModelHD 2: p = 0.181), the AAS accounted for 32% of the variation in PCS of HD patients (ModelHD 3: p < 0.001). Consequently, the PCS of HD patients would increase by 0.431 points if the AAS increased by one point. However, in healthy controls, AAS had a lower impact than in the HD sample (B = 0.359 vs. 0.431), while the corresponding effects of age and gender (ModelH 1: p < 0.001), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score (ModelH 2: p < 0.001) were adjusted for. The proportion of variation in PCS attributed to AAS was 14.9% (ModelH 3: p < 0.001). The current study results showed that physical activity in everyday life as measured by the HAP questionnaire is associated to a higher degree with the quality of life of HD patients than in healthy subjects. Routine physical activity programs are therefore highly justified, and the nephrology community should play a leading role in this effort.

scholarly journals Physical activity benefits of attending a senior center depend largely on age and gender: a study using GPS and accelerometry data

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriol Marquet ◽  
Monika Maciejewska ◽  
Xavier Delclòs-Alió ◽  
Guillem Vich ◽  
Jasper Schipperijn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Senior Center ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Heritability of the metabolic syndrome and its components in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 331-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARYAM ZARKESH ◽  
MARYAM SADAT DANESHPOUR ◽  
BITA FAAM ◽  
MOHAMMAD SADEGH FALLAH ◽  
NIMA HOSSEINZADEH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Heritability Estimation ◽  
Low Hdl ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Continuous Traits

SummaryGrowing evidence suggests that metabolic syndrome (MetS) has both genetic and environmental bases. We estimated the heritability of the MetS and its components in the families from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS). We investigated 904 nuclear families in TLGS with two biological parents and at least one offspring (1565 parents and 2448 children), aged 3–90 years, for whom MetS information was available and had at least two members of family with MetS. Variance component methods were used to estimate age and sex adjusted heritability of metabolic syndrome score (MSS) and MetS components using SOLAR software. The heritability of waist circumference (WC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TGs), fasting blood sugar (FBS), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) as continuous traits after adjusting for age and gender were 27, 46, 36, 29, 25, 26 and 15%, respectively, and MSS had a heritability of 15%. When MetS components were analysed as discrete traits, the estimates of age and gender adjusted heritability for MetS, abdominal obesity, low HDL-C, high TG, high FBS and high blood pressure (BP) were 22, 40, 34, 38 and 23%, respectively (P < 0·05). Three factors were extracted from the six continuous traits of the MetS including factor I (BP), factor II (lipids) and factor III (obesity and FBS). Heritability estimation for these three factors were 7, 13 (P < 0·05) and 2%, respectively. The highest heritability was for HDL-C and TG. The results strongly encourage efforts to identify the underlying susceptibility genes.

Test–Retest Reliability of the Twin Cities Walking Survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Forsyth ◽  
J. Michael Oakes ◽  
Kathryn H. Schmitz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Total Activity ◽  
Twin Cities ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Social Features ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Background:The Twin Cities Walking Study measured the associations of built environment versus socioeconomic and psychosocial variables with total physical activity and walking for 716 adults.Methods:This article reports on the test–retest reliability of the survey portion of the study. To test the reliability of the study measures, 158 respondents completed measures twice within 1 to 4 weeks. Agreement between participants’ responses was measured using Pearson r and Spearman rho, and kappa statistics.Results:Demographic questions are highly reliable (R > .8). Questions about environmental and social features are typically less reliable (rho range = 0.42– 0.91). Reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (last 7 days version) was low (rho = 0.15 for total activity).Conclusions:Much of the survey has acceptable-to-good reliability. The low test–retest reliability points to potential limitations of using a single administration of the IPAQ to characterize habitual physical activity. Implications for sound inference are accordingly complicated.

4.3 IMPACT OF AGE AND GENDER ON THE HAEMODYNAMIC DETERMINANTS OF BLOOD PRESSURE ACROSS THE ADULT AGE-SPAN

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
A. Cocks ◽  
J. Smith ◽  
J. Woodcock-Smith ◽  
K. Miles ◽  
K. Maki-Petaja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Effects of age and gender on ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Jaquet ◽  
IB Goldstein ◽  
D Shapir
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Ambulatory Blood Pressure ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender

Blood Pressure and Immunoglobulins

1983 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 665-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. De Bruijn ◽  
F. C. A. Geers ◽  
R. S. A. J. Hylkema ◽  
R. Vermeeren ◽  
A. Hofman
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
General Population ◽  
Serum Concentrations ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Normotensive Subjects ◽  
And Gender

1. Serum concentrations of IgG and IgM were measured in 87 hypertensive and 87 normotensive subjects, matched for age and gender, and selected from the same general population. 2. No significant differences between these two groups were found, in contrast to some previous reports. 3. The reasons for this discrepancy are discussed.

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