OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships between BMI and walking speed, balance control, sit-to-stand performance (a measure of mass specific lower limb power), and endurance. DESIGN AND METHODS: Thirty-six women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) and 10 women with normal body weight (BMI between 18 kg/m(2) and 25 kg/m(2) ) were enrolled in this observational study. The obese group comprised 12 persons with a BMI ≥ 30 and <35 (obese), 14 subjects with a BMI ≥ 35 and <40 (severe obesity) and 10 people with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2) (morbid obesity). All subjects underwent a clinical examination, a gait test, an endurance test (6 minutes walking test), a mass specific lower limb power test (five times sit-to-stand) and a balance test. RESULTS: Obese women exhibited slower fast gait speeds (P < 0.05) with correspondingly shorter stride lengths, poorer sit-to-stand performance (P < 0.05), and endurance (P < 0.05). However, once the state of severe obesity was reached, additional weight gain (morbid obesity) does not seem to decrease these functional capacities any further. CONCLUSION: This study underlines the importance of assessing obese patients' related physical problems in an early stage of obesity in order to focus exercise regimens and promote appropriate health behaviors.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships between BMI and walking speed, balance control, sit-to-stand performance (a measure of mass specific lower limb power), and endurance. DESIGN AND METHODS: Thirty-six women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) and 10 women with normal body weight (BMI between 18 kg/m(2) and 25 kg/m(2) ) were enrolled in this observational study. The obese group comprised 12 persons with a BMI ≥ 30 and <35 (obese), 14 subjects with a BMI ≥ 35 and <40 (severe obesity) and 10 people with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2) (morbid obesity). All subjects underwent a clinical examination, a gait test, an endurance test (6 minutes walking test), a mass specific lower limb power test (five times sit-to-stand) and a balance test. RESULTS:Obesewomen exhibited slower fast gait speeds (P < 0.05) with correspondingly shorter stride lengths, poorer sit-to-stand performance (P < 0.05), and endurance (P < 0.05). However, once the state of severe obesity was reached, additional weight gain (morbid obesity) does not seem to decrease these functional capacities any further. CONCLUSION: This study underlines the importance of assessing obesepatients' related physical problems in an early stage of obesity in order to focus exercise regimens and promote appropriate health behaviors.
Authors: Larissa Delgado André; Renata Pedrolongo Basso-Vanelli; Paula Angélica Ricci; Luciana Di Thommazo-Luporini; Claudio Ricardo de Oliveira; Guilherme Focchi Haddad; José Michel Haddad; Nivaldo Antonio Parizotto; Rodolfo de Vieira; Ross Arena; Audrey Borghi-Silva Journal: Int J Obes (Lond) Date: 2021-04-29 Impact factor: 5.095
Authors: Erin O Breen; David R Howell; Andrea Stracciolini; Corey Dawkins; William P Meehan Journal: Sports Health Date: 2016 May/Jun Impact factor: 3.843