Normative values of functional fitness in non-active postmenopausal women

摘要

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.