The study of cardiovascular risks and functional fitness among different body types of female elderly

• Main Authors: Lee, Chin -Sheng, 李金生
• Other Authors: Lee,Shuei-Pi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79901494745799281785

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 體育學系碩士班 === 105 === Background: C- reactive protein (abbreviated as CRP) is a far better forecast indicator for cardiovascular diseases than low-density lipoprotein- cholesterol (LDL-C). Purpose: To analyze the cardiovascular risk level (classified into high, medium and low risk level) and cardiovascular relative risk (abbreviated as RR) indicators for female elderly with different body shapes. Method: The study objects comprised 32 female elderly aged 65 years old, whose body mass index (BMI) was applied to categorize all respondents into 11 respondents in normal weight group (24>BMI≧18.5), 12 respondents in overweight group (27>BMI≧24) and 9 respondents in obesity group (BMI≧27). All respondents underwent 8 hours of fasting overnight for blood drawing to analyze the C-reactive protein (CRP), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein- cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein- cholesterol (LDL-C) in blood. The respondents also took measurement of physiological values. Tests of functional physical fitness include:: (1) Two-minute step test (2) Back scratch by two arms (3) Seated forward bend test (4) eight-foot up-and-go test (5) single-arm curl test (6) 30-second chair-to-stand test (7) 30-second single-leg stand. Additionally, CRP and LDL-C are applied to the evalaution of the overall cardiovascular risk level (classified by high, medium and low risk) with integration of CRP and TC: HDL-C ratio is applied to the evaluation of the overall cardiovascular risk index. The results yielded then underwent one-way ANOVA, Chi-square Test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Results (1) There is no significant difference (P>.05) in the cardiovascular risk level for normal weight group, overweight group and obesity group. (2) With regards to cardiovascular relative risk indicators, there is no significance difference (P>.05) between normal weight group (1.76±1.34), overweight group (1.88±0.91), and obesity group (2.34±1.49). (3) With regards to the test performance for C-reactive protein, physiological values and functional physical fitness, only body fat rate reached positive and significant correlation (P<.05). Conclusion: There is no significant difference in cardiovascular risk levels for different body shapes (using BMI as indicator). The relative risks for normal weight group, overweight group and obesity group are 1.76 times, 1.88 times, and 2.34 times higher than that of a normal and healthy person respectively. Only body fat rate and C-reactive protein showed positive and significant correlation.