@misc{10481/96046,
year = {2016},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/96046},
abstract = {Objective To assess the association of different components
of physical fitness with HRQoL in early postmenopause
and to test which physical fitness components
are independently associated with the physical and mental
components of HRQoL.
Methods The final sample comprised 67 early postmenopausal
women. Physical fitness was assessed with the
Senior Fitness Test battery (additionally including handgrip
strength test), and HRQoL was evaluated with the
Short-Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36). We also analyzed
plasma gonadotropic hormones and estradiol.
Results Overall, most of the fitness components were
positively associated with HRQoL. Lower-body flexibility,
upper-body muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness
were the fitness components more strongly associated with
HRQoL (r range from 0.28 to 0.56). Static balance was
especially associated with mental health (r = -0.46,
P\0.001). Lower-body flexibility (assessed with the chair
sit-and-reach test) and upper-body muscle strength (assessed
with handgrip dynamometry) were independently
associated with the SF-36 Physical Component Summary
(both, P\0.001). Upper-body muscle strength (P\0.01)
and cardiorespiratory fitness (assessed with the 6-min walk
test, P\0.05) were independently associated with the SF-
36 Mental Component Summary.
Conclusions Higher physical fitness is associated with
better HRQoL in early postmenopause. Lower-body flexibility
and upper-body muscle strength were the most
important independent fitness indicators, explaining
*30 % of HRQoL.},
organization = {Ministry of
Health of the Andalusian Junta, Spain (PI-0339/2008)},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
(Grant Number: FPU12/00963)},
organization = {Andalucía Talent Hub Program launched by the Andalusian Knowledge Agency, co-funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program, Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions (COFUND–Grant Agreement Number 291780)},
publisher = {Springer},
keywords = {Functional capacity},
keywords = {Fitness testing},
keywords = {Physical health},
title = {Association of physical fitness with health-related quality of life in early postmenopause},
doi = {10.1007/s11136-016-1294-6},
author = {Moratalla Cecilia, Natalia and Soriano-Maldonado, Alberto and Ruiz-Cabello, Pilar and García-Fernández, M. M. and Gregorio Arenas, Eva and Aranda Ramírez, Pilar and Aparicio García-Molina, Virginia},
}