Association of physical fitness components and health-related quality of life in women with systemic lupus erythematosus with mild disease activity
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Gavilán Carrera, Blanca; García da Silva, Jaqueline; Vargas-Hitos, José Antonio; Sabio, José Mario; Morillas de Laguno, Pablo; Ríos Fernández, Raquel; Soriano‑Maldonado, AlbertoEditorial
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2019-02-20Referencia bibliográfica
Gavila´n-Carrera B, Garcia da Silva J, Vargas-Hitos JA, Sabio JM, Morillas-de-Laguno P, Rios-Ferna´ndez R, et al. (2019) Association of physical fitness components and health-related quality of life in women with systemic lupus erythematosus with mild disease activity. PLoS ONE 14(2): e0212436
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This work was supported by the Consejería de Salud, Junta de Andalucía (grant number: PI-0525-2016) and the Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Granada (Premios de Investigación 2017). BG-C was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education (FPU15/00002).Abstract
To study the association of different components of physical fitness [flexibility, muscle
strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)] and a clustered fitness score with healthrelated
quality of life (HRQoL) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to
analyze whether participants with high fitness level have better HRQoL. This cross-sectional study included 70 women with SLE (aged 42.5; SD 13.9 years). The
back-scratch test assessed flexibility, the 30-sec chair stand and handgrip strength tests
assessed muscle strength, and the 6-min walk test (n = 49) assessed CRF. HRQoL was
assessed through the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Our study suggests that muscle strength and CRF are positively associated with HRQoL,
while flexibility showed contradictory results. These findings highlight the importance of
maintaining adequate fitness levels in women with SLE.