The relationship between daily physical activity levels and cardiometabolic parameters in elderly postmenopausal women

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: cardio-metabolic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and coronary heart disease (CHD). Specially, greater physical activity is known to prevent and reduce the risk of many cardio-metabolic diseases. Walking is used under lifestyle conditions as a movement current pattern, especially in several social jobs. The aim of present study is to evaluate the relationship step per day with cardio-metabolic risk factors , and the effects of physical activity volume on this variables. Methods: daily step volumes voluntarily were measured in the health postmenopausal women(n=40) by the electronic pedometer. Subjects (aged 55.9 ±4.6) divided by as active group(AG =20) and sedentary group(SG=20). Cardio-metabolic variables analyzed with the standards methods. Results: Daily step averages in the AG(8022±2659 step/day) significantly was higher than SG (3450±913 step/day) (p0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion , in view of regular physical activity, increasing daily step volume may be associated with decrease risk factors for chronic disease (Increasing HDL-C) and obesity(BMI,%BF, WHR) for a 2 years period in the adult women. It seems that increasing steps per day (at least 8000 step/day) were not associated with changes in appetite hormones concentrations.

Keywords

• steps per day
• post-menopause elderly females.