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| Title |
Positive impacts of leisure-time physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness, co-morbidity level, cardiovascular health and quality of life among midlife adults: a cross-sectional study of a Nigerian population
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| Published in |
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, March 2023
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13102-023-00622-6 |
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| Authors |
Fatai Adesina Maruf, Demelum Marylyn Ucheokoye |
| Abstract |
Regular physical activity (PA) improves general health and quality of life (QoL) of the general population. It is however not known if leisure-time PA (LTPA) behaviour will reduce co-morbidity and adiposity, and improve cardiorespiratory fitness and QoL in midlife men. This study explored the impacts of regular LTPA behaviour on co-morbidity, adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness and QoL among male midlife sports club members in a Nigerian population. This cross-sectional study involved 174 age-matched male midlife adults: 87 engaging in LTPA (LTPA group) and 87 not engaging in LTPA (non-LTPA group). Information on age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), resting heart rate (RHR), QoL and co-morbidity level was collected using standardized procedures. Data were summarized using mean and standard deviation, and explored using frequency and proportion. Independent t-test, Chi Square and Mann-Whitney U test were employed to determine the impacts of LTPA at 0.05 significance level. The LTPA group had lower co-morbidity score (p = 0.05) and RHR (p = 0.004), and higher QoL (p = 0.01) and VO2max (p = 0.003) than non-LTPA group. While heart disease (χ2 = 10.99; p = 0.01) and hypertension (χ2 = 15.24; p = 0.004) severity levels were associated with LTPA behaviour, hypertension (p = 0.01) was the only co-morbid condition that had a significantly lower score in the LTPA group than in the non-LTPA group. Regular LTPA improves cardiovascular health, physical work capacity and QoL in the sample of Nigerian mid-life men. Regular LTPA behaviour is recommended for cardiovascular health promotion, and improved physical work capacity and life satisfaction in midlife men. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 22 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Lecturer | 3 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 12 | 55% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 5% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 12 | 55% |
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