The difference of physical fitness of short stature children with and without Channa striata extract (CSE) supplementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-171
Author(s):  
Maria Mexitalia ◽  
Arif Faiza ◽  
Mohammad Syarofil Anam ◽  
Anindita Soetadji
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Short Stature ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Hemoglobin Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Growth Chart ◽  
Channa Striata ◽  
The Difference

Background: Physical fitness affected by aortic elasticity which is increased appropriately with insuline growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Channa striata extract (CSE) supplementation increased arginine serum level and further lead to increase of IGF-1, endothelial dysfunction remodeling, and physical fitness. The current study aimed to explore the difference of physical fitness of short stature children with and without CSE supplementation. Method: This cross sectional study conducted to 100 short stature children (male 58; female 42; CSE 50; placebo 50) aged 8-12 years in Brebes, Central Java Indonesia. Short stature was defined as the height/age Z score between -2 and -3 based on WHO 2007 growth chart standard. Physical fitness was measured by modified Harvard step test as stated as VO2max, physical activity by physical activity record and stated as physical activity level (PAL). Data was analyzed by independent t-test and Pearson correlation. Results: VO2max level was higher in CSE 41.67 ± 6.967 ml/kg/minutes and placebo 41.16 ± 5.238 mL/kg/minutes, p=0.682. Hemoglobin level was higher in CSE than placebo (13.12 ± 0.932; 12.99 ± 0.878) g/dL; p=0.5020. All children revealed active category on PAL. The results showed a significant relationship between PAL and physical fitness, hemoglobin and PAL on CSE (p<0.05), however there was no correlation between hemoglobin level and physical fitness. Conclusion: Physical fitness in short stature children with CSE supplementation or placebo was good category. There was no differences between hemoglobin level and PAL in both of groups. There was no difference between physical fitness in short stature children with CSE supplementation or placebo.  Keywords: physical fitness, short stature, physical activity, hemoglobin level

Serum Myostatin Levels Are Higher in Fitter, More Active, and Non-Frail Long-Term Nursing Home Residents and Increase after a Physical Exercise Intervention

Gerontology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haritz Arrieta ◽  
Gotzone Hervás ◽  
Chloe Rezola-Pardo ◽  
Fátima Ruiz-Litago ◽  
Miren Iturburu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Activity Level

Background: Myostatin has been proposed as a candidate biomarker for frailty and sarcopenia. However, the relationship of myostatin with these conditions remains inconclusive. Objective: To determine the association of serum myostatin concentration with body composition, physical fitness, physical activity level, and frailty in long-term nursing home residents. We also aimed to ascertain the effect of an exercise program on myostatin levels. Methods: We obtained study data on 112 participants from long-term nursing homes. Participants were randomly assigned to a control or an intervention group and performed a 6-month multicomponent exercise program. Serum myostatin levels were analyzed by ELISA. Assessments also included body composition (anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance), physical fitness (Senior Fitness Test), physical activity level (accelerometry), and frailty (Fried frailty criteria, Clinical Frailty Scale, and Tilburg frailty indicator). Results: The concentration of myostatin at baseline was positively correlated with: a leaner body composition (p < 0.05), and a higher number of steps per day and light and moderate-vigorous physical activity in women (p < 0.005); greater upper and lower limb strength, endurance, and poorer flexibility (p < 0.05) in men; and better performance (less time) in the 8-ft timed up-and-go test in both women (p < 0.01) and men (p < 0.005). We observed higher concentrations of serum myostatin in non-frail than in frail participants (p < 0.05). Additionally, we found that the implemented physical exercise intervention, which was effective to improve physical fitness, increased myostatin concentration in men (p < 0.05) but not in women. The improvements in physical condition were related with increases in serum myostatin only in men (p < 0.05–0.01). Conclusions: Higher serum levels of myostatin were found to be associated with better physical fitness. The improvements in physical fitness after the intervention were positively related to increases in myostatin concentrations in men. These results seem to rule out the idea that high serum myostatin levels are indicative of frailty in long-term nursing home residents. However, although the direction of association was opposite to that expected for the function of myostatin, the use of this protein as a biomarker for physical fitness, rather than frailty, merits further study.

scholarly journals Level aktifitas fisik dan faktor risiko penyakit kardiovaskuler pada karyawan kantor di universitas

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Febriani Fajar Ekawati ◽  
Tri Winarti Rahayu ◽  
Hendrig Joko Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
University Employees

Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) merupakan salah satu penyebab kematian utama di dunia. Kurangnya aktivitas fisik dapat meningkatkan risiko penyakit ini. Meskipun telah banyak penelitian yang menyelidiki tentang hubungan aktivitas fisik dan faktor risiko penyakit kardiovaskuler, hanya terdapat beberapa penelitian di Indonesia yang menelaah tentang peran aktivitas fisik dalam perkembangan penyakit kardiovaskuler. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang tingkat aktivitas fisik dan menyelidiki hubungannya dengan faktor risiko penyakit kardiovaskuler pada karyawan kantor di lingkungan Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS). Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian potong lintang, dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 44 orang. Data level aktivitas fisik diperoleh dari International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Sedangkan faktor-faktor risiko penyakit kardiovaskuler (gula darah, kolesterol, tekanan darah, lingkar pinggang, dan IMT) diukur dengan menggunakan alat ukur yang sesuai. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa level aktivitas fisik karyawan berkategori Rendah sebesar 6.82%, Sedang sebesar 72.73%, dan Tinggi sebesar 20.45%. Berdasarkan uji Pearson Correlation, tekanan darah baik sistolik dan diastolik mempunyai hubungan yang signifikan dengan level aktivitas fisik. Tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara level aktivitas fisik dengan faktor risiko lainnya dalam penelitian ini. Secara umum penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa level aktivitas fisik karyawan di lingkungan UNS adalah berkategori sedang, dan tekanan darah mempunyai hubungan yang signifikan dengan aktivitas fisik. Physical activity level and cardiovascular risk factors among university employees AbstractNoncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) are one of the leading deaths in the world. Insufficiency of physical activity (PA) escalate the risk of NCDs. Although the reports of the studies investigating the relationship between PA and cardiovascular risk factors are abundance, only a few studies in Indonesia examined the role of PA in the development of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to describe the level of PA and investigate the relationships between PA and cardiovascular risk factors among UNS employees. This was a cross sectional study with a sample of 44 university employees. PA level was assessed using IPAQ. Meanwhile cardiovascular risk factors such as plasma glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, waist circumference, and BMI were measured using an appropriate tool for each measure. The results revealed that participants with low level of PA (6.82%), moderate category (72.73%), and high category (20.45%). Pearson Correlation analysis showed blood pressure both systolic and diastolic had a significant association with PA level. There was no a significant association between PA level and others cardiovascular risk factors in this research. Generally, this study exhibited the level of PA among UNS employees in the moderate category, and blood pressure had a significant association with PA.

754 STEEP RAMP TEST: AN ALTERNATIVE TO ASSESS PHYSICAL FITNESS BEFORE OESOPHAGECTOMY IN CANCER PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Crull ◽  
I Mekenkamp ◽  
G M F Ruinemans ◽  
M J Det ◽  
E A Kouwenhoven
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Oesophageal Cancer ◽  
Perioperative Complications ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Ramp Test ◽  
The Difference

Abstract   Oesophagectomy patients are at high risk of perioperative complications. An important predictor for a complication is inadequate preoperative physical fitness. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) is the golden standard for measuring VO₂ max. The Steep Ramp Test (SRT) is an alternative with a lower patient burden and cost, but provides an estimation of VO₂ max. The aim was to determine whether SRT is an adequate alternative for CPET to determine preoperative fitness in oesophageal cancer patients. Methods The population consisted of 113 oesophageal cancer patients of a single centre that have performed CPET and SRT within a timeframe of two weeks. The agreement between SRT and CPET was analysed using a t-test, the Pearson correlation, the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and the Bland-Altmann analysis. A CPET-measured VO₂ max of 17 mL/kg/min was the set threshold for adequate operative fitness, based on current literature. Results The mean difference between the CPET and SRT was 2.77 mL/kg/min (95% CI, 2.14–3.41). The Pearson correlation was 0.792 (P &lt; 0.001). The ICC was 0.879 (95% CI, 0.825–0.917). In 93 (82.3%) patients, SRT was higher than the CPET. The limits of agreement (LOA) for the Bland-Altmann were − 3.89 − +9.44. Thirty-one (27.4%) patients performed better on SRT than the set threshold plus the upper LOA. Twenty-three patients scored inadequate on CPET, of whom 14 patients (60.9%) SRT was sufficient. Conclusion VO₂ max as estimated by SRT differs from the VO₂ max as measured by CPET. In patients that are well above the threshold of adequate preoperative fitness, the difference is of clinical irrelevance. In conclusion: SRT is a promising alternative to CPET for determining preoperative physical fitness, it might render CPET obsolete for fit individuals which leads to a lower burden for the patient and substantial cost reduction.

Associations of Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement Among Illinois High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Marie Weemer ◽  
Olabode Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship

The health benefits of physical activity are empirically supported and well accepted. However, the relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, and academic performance remains to be clearly established. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement among a sample of Illinois high school students. Analyses were based on the 2016–2017 school year Archival Fitnessgram physical fitness test scores and cumulative GPAs of ninth- through twelfth-grade students (N = 371). Pearson correlation assessed the relationship between physical fitness and academic performance. Multiple linear regression predicted students’ academic achievement. There was a positive association between total fitness and academic achievement, although not statistically significant, r (369) = .002, p = .49. The regression prediction model was statistically significant (p < .001) and accounted for approximately 25% of the variance in academic achievement (R2 = .256, adjusted R2 = .246). Academic achievement was predicted by total number of absences and gender, and to a lesser extent by socio­economic status, the curl-up, and ethnicity. The findings of this study suggest a positive association between physical fitness and academic achievement. These results are potentially relevant to the development of future education policies. Thus, policy makers, school administrators, and educators must use the knowledge gained in this study, along with existing research, as evidence to emphasize the importance of the fitness–academic link, to further support the need for quality physical education curriculum and mandated physical fitness testing.

The Consequences of Glaucoma on Mobility and Balance Control in the Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Teresa Zwierko ◽  
Wojciech Jedziniak ◽  
Beata Florkiewicz ◽  
Halil İbrahim Ceylan ◽  
Piotr Lesiakowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Visual Field ◽  
Visual Field Defect ◽  
Balance Control ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Field Defect

The aim of the study was to explore the functional impairments and related factors in older adults with moderate to advanced stages of glaucoma. Nineteen patients with glaucoma and 19 participants with no ocular disease performed step test and balance control tasks with analysis of overall stability index and fall risk index. Monocular and binocular Humphrey Visual Field tests were used to estimate visual field defect severity. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to measure physical activity level. Patients with glaucoma showed poorer values for most of the mobility and balance control parameters with medium and large effect sizes (0.3–0.5). Mobility scores in patients were partly associated with their monocular visual field defect (rs = .507, p < .05). Low physical activity was identified as a risk factor for falls (rs = −.453, p < .05) and postural instability (rs = −.457, p < .05). Functional declines in dynamic tasks were not related to glaucoma severity. Older adults with glaucoma display impairment with mobility and balance control compared to controls, associated with the degree of monocular visual field loss and lower daily physical activity.

Validity of Self-Assessed Physical Fitness in Relation to Sex and Physical Activity Level

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S371
Author(s):  
Anne Katrine Blangsted ◽  
Jesper Strøyer ◽  
Anne Faber ◽  
Gisela Sjøgaard ◽  
Karen Søgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level

Can the Great Adolescent Physical Fitness Explain the Physical Activity Level After 25 Years?

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S397
Author(s):  
Maurício R. Lopes ◽  
Timóteo L. Araújo ◽  
Erinaldo L. Andrade ◽  
Victor K. Matsudo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level

scholarly journals THE RELATION AMONG THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL DURING LEISURE TIME, ANTHROPOMETRY, BODY COMPOSITION, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF WOMEN UNDERWENT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY AND AN EQUIVALENT GROUP WITH NO SURGERY

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caio Machado de Oliveira TERRA ◽  
Caroline Ferraz SIMÕES ◽  
Anselmo Alexandre MENDES ◽  
Ronano Pereira OLIVEIRA ◽  
Rafaela Pilegi DADA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Private Health Insurance ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
The Public

ABSTRACT Background: Bariatric surgery is an alternative to the obesity treatment. Aim: To compare anthropometric variables such as body composition and physical fitness of those who performed Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Methods: Were evaluated 108 women. They were subdivided in three groups: those who performed the bariatric surgery by private health insurance (SAS, n=36); by the public health care (SUS, n=36), and an equivalent group which did not perform the surgery (NO, n=36). Were performed physical fitness, anthropometric and body composition tests. Was evaluated the level of physical activity during the leisure period. Results: Statistically significant differences were observed between the groups sedentary operated (n=28) and sedentary non-operated (n=13) on anthropometry and fat percentage, being the highest indexes in the group operated. Conclusion: The level of physical activity showed a positive influence related to anthropometric variables, body composition of the individuals who performed the bariatric surgery when compared to the ones non-operated.

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