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Abstract
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2016v18n1p32 The aim of this study was to propose the normative table for the non active postmenopausal Brazilian population composed of women aged 50-69 years through the AAHPERD functional fitness test battery. This is a cross-sectional study with 170 postmenopausal women (FSH dose> 26.72 mIU / L). The population was divided into two groups: 50-59 years (n = 97) and 60-69 years (n = 73). The inclusion criteria were not having participated of systematic motor intervention in the six months prior to the study period; not presenting motor or cognitive impairments that could impair the performance of evaluation protocols and absence of comorbidities that could prevent or limit evaluations. The group aged 50-59 years showed mean values of 55.6 ± 2.9 years for age, 54.0 ± 21.1 mIU / ml for FSH, 11.3 ± 1.8 seconds for coordination 20.2 ± 4.0 repetitions for strength, 51.9 ± 11.8 cm for flexibility, 23.0 ± 2.4 seconds for speed and 497 ± 39 seconds for aerobic resistance. The group aged 60-69 years showed mean values of 64.2 ± 2.8 years of age, 54.9 ± 16.1 mIU / ml for FSH, 11.5 ± 2.5 seconds for coordination, 20.2 ± 4.3 repetitions for strength, 54.4 ± 10.9 cm for flexibility, 24.5 ± 4.0 seconds for speed and 507 ± 47 seconds for aerobic resistance. The proposal of a normative table was made possible with the data analyzed, which is a new reference regarding functional fitness studies especially in physically inactive postmenopausal women.
Highlights
The investigation of functional fitness in populations older than forty years is a theme quite explored in literature[1,2,3,4], since there is a decline in functional capacity from that age, represented by loss of muscle strength, levels of aerobic fitness, agility and balance[5,6]
Several studies involving test batteries to assess functional fitness are available[7,8,9,10], among them the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)[10] test battery stands out, which is widely used in research involving physical exercise[11,12,13,14,15]
It is noteworthy that previously published studies have been widely used as normative reference for functional fitness by Brazilian researchers, which were developed with active women aged 60-69 years[27], non-active women aged 70-79 years[23] and the study with young women[28] (20-30 years) evaluated by the AAHPERD test battery
Summary
The investigation of functional fitness in populations older than forty years is a theme quite explored in literature[1,2,3,4], since there is a decline in functional capacity from that age, represented by loss of muscle strength, levels of aerobic fitness, agility and balance[5,6]. Functional fitness at different stages of menopause is differentiated[21,22] as shown in population-based study in which it was found that women at premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods show significant differences in functional indicators such as strength and balance[21,22]. Even with several publications involving the AAHPERD test battery[23,24,25,26,27], none of them considers this specificity (post menopause) in the characterization of the sample investigated
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