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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2016

Association of physical fitness with health-related quality of life in early postmenopause.

N Moratalla-Cecilia, A Soriano-Maldonado, P Ruiz-Cabello, M M Fernández, E Gregorio-Arenas, P Aranda, V A Aparicio

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03902132 (Effects of Core Stability Exercises on Lower Back Pain and Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Women.), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT03902132 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Core Stability Exercises on Lower Back Pain and Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Women.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2018 to 2018Enrolled24ConditionsBackache, LowArmsCore Stability exercises group, Traditional low back physical therapy group
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N Moratalla-CeciliaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
A Soriano-MaldonadoDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
P Ruiz-CabelloDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
M M FernándezDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
E Gregorio-ArenasDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
P ArandaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
V A AparicioDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. virginiaparicio@ugr.es.

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Abstract

objectiveTo 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.

methodsThe 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.

resultsOverall, 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.

conclusionsHigher 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.

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Sickness Impact ProfileCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPhysical FitnessPostmenopauseSurveys and QuestionnairesFitness testingFlexibilityFunctional capacityMental healthPhysical healthStrengthWomen

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