scholarly journals Physical Fitness and Indicators of Cardiovascular Risk in Population with Intellectual Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Diana Alexandra Camargo Rojas ◽  
Marco Aurelio Rodríguez

Introducción: el objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la relación entre condición física e indicadores indirectos de riesgo cardiovascular de niños y jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual. Materiales y métodos: estudio observacional de corte transversal, que evaluó la condición física de 175 estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual, utilizando la batería Brockport Physical Fitness para menores de 18 años; para mayores de 18, se utilizaron las mismas pruebas, pero con baremos para su edad. Para el análisis estadístico, se aplicaron pruebas de normalidad y de correlación de Pearson con el programa estadístico SPSS versión 20.1, con niveles de confianza del 95 %. Resultados: en la composición corporal, la población mayor de 18 años obtuvo valores más altos que los menores de 18 años. En menores de 18 años, se observó una correlación directa entre las variables antropométricas, configurando un riesgo cardiovascular alto (r = 0.77 p = 0.01); se observa una correlación negativa entre variables antropométricas con potencia aeróbica y fuerza (r = -0.423; r = -0.593 p = 0.01). En la población mayor de 18 años, se observó una correlación negativa entre fuerza de brazos (r = -0.60 p = 0.01) y potencia aeróbica (r = -0.471 p = 0.01), con variables de riesgo cardiovascular. Conclusión: se observa una relación entre las variables de riesgo cardiovascular y cualidades como fuerza y capacidad aeróbica, siendo las de condición física predictoras de un posible riesgo.

Physiotherapy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Ślężyńska ◽  
Grzegorz Mięsok ◽  
Kamila Mięsok

AbstractIntroduction: The aim of the physical activity of the intellectually disabled is the strengthening of health, creating movement habits, promoting active recreation, and maintaining exercise capacity. Skillfully applied physical activity allows to mitigate the effects of pathology and create the compensations to enable the intellectually disabled people to live relatively independently. Physical activity and sport also increase their chances to integrate with their families, peers, and social environment.Materials and methods: The research targeted a group of 134 people with moderate or considerable intellectual disability (65 women and 69 men), aged 20-53 years, who participated in occupational therapy workshops in Jastrzębie Zdrój, Rybnik, and Żory. Physical fitness was assessed using the “Eurofit Special” test and balance tests. Measurements of body height and mass were also taken and then used to calculate the body mass index (BMI).Results: A salient somatic trait was the greater body mass relative to height among the persons with considerable disability, clearly illustrated by the BMI. This explained their greater heaviness in performing physical exercises. An even greater difference between participants with moderate and considerable intellectual disability was visible in physical fitness. Obviously, older persons did not achieve as good results in fitness tests as the younger ones, yet the participants were more differentiated by the level of disability than age. Most symptomatic differences to the disadvantage of the considerably disabled were observed in explosive strength, speed, abdominal muscle strength, and flexibility.Conclusions: Significant differences in fitness between the compared groups make it necessary to take into account the level of intellectual disability in the course of physical education and sport, at work, and in household duties.


2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Van de Vliet ◽  
P. Rintala ◽  
K. Fröjd ◽  
J. Verellen ◽  
S. Van Houtte ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S40
Author(s):  
H. ISHIDA ◽  
F. KATSUKAWA ◽  
S. TSUJI ◽  
T. TAKEDA ◽  
K. MASUMOTO ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Walsh ◽  
Sarahjane Belton ◽  
Sarah Meegan ◽  
Kirsty Bowers ◽  
Deidre Corby ◽  
...  

People with an intellectual disability are less physically active, live more sedentary lives, have lower fitness levels and are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population. No evidence exists on the impact of participation in Special Olympics Ireland (SOI) on physical activity and physical fitness levels. Adults with intellectual disabilities (16–64 years) were recruited from services and SOI clubs. Physical measures included waist circumference, height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate and 6-min walking test. Self-report questionnaires gathered data on physical activity levels. Actigraph (GT3X) accelerometers were used to gain an objective measure of physical activity. SOI participants accumulated more moderate to vigorous physical activity per day, had higher fitness levels and more positive health profile scores than those not taking part in SOI. SOI has the potential to make a positive difference to people’s physical health and subsequently their overall health and well-being.


1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Martha R Arden ◽  
Paula A Lopex ◽  
Joseph Feldman ◽  
Susan Bader ◽  
Nancy Copperman ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1139-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrício Vasconcellos ◽  
André Seabra ◽  
Peter T. Katzmarzyk ◽  
Luiz Guilherme Kraemer-Aguiar ◽  
Eliete Bouskela ◽  
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