Physical Activity and Functional Capacity Measurement in Women: A Report from the NHLBI-Sponsored WISE Study

Merz, C. Noel Bairey; Olson, Marian B.; McGorray, Susan P.; Pakstis, Diana L.; Zell, Kathleen A.; Rickens, Cheryl R.; Kelsey, Sheryl F.; Bittner, Vera; Sharaf, Barry L.; Sopko, George

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“…Participants were asked about their ability to perform common activities of daily living, such as personal care, ambulation, household tasks, sexual function, and recreational activities, which are each associated with specific metabolic equivalents (METs). This valid and common tool correlates with treadmill functional capacity measured in METs [36] and also correlates highly with peak oxygen uptake [37]. The validity of the scale is demonstrated by such strong correlations with peak oxygen uptake.…”

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Degree and correlates of cardiac knowledge and awareness among cardiac inpatients

Kayaniyil

Ardern

Winstanley

et al. 2009

Patient Education and Counseling

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Objective-To investigate the degree of CHD awareness as well as symptom, risk factor, and treatment knowledge in a broad sample of cardiac inpatients, and to examine its sociodemographic, clinical and psychosocial correlates.Methods-1308 CHD inpatients (351 [27.0%] female), recruited from 11 acute care sites in Ontario, participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants were provided with a survey which included a knowledge questionnaire among other measures, and clinical data were extracted from medical charts.Results-855 (68.8%) respondents cited heart disease as the leading cause of death in men, versus only 458 (37.0%) in women. Participants with less than high school education (p<.001), an annual family income less than $50,000CAD (p=.022), low functional capacity (p=.042), who were currently smoking (p=.022), who had no family history of heart disease (p<.001), and who had a perception of low personal control (p=.033) had significantly lower CHD knowledge. Conclusions-Awareness CIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author ManuscriptPractice implications-Tailored educational approaches may be necessary for those of low socioeconomic status, particularly with regard to the nature of CHD, tests and treatments.

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Section: Clinicalmentioning

confidence: 75%

Degree and correlates of cardiac knowledge and awareness among cardiac inpatients

Kayaniyil

Ardern

Winstanley

et al. 2009

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…BMI was calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. Patients 21 Physical activity was determined through the Postmenopausal Estrogen and Progesterone Intervention questionnaire (PEPI-Q). 21 The scores on the PEPI-Q range from 1-12, with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical activity.…”

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“…Patients 21 Physical activity was determined through the Postmenopausal Estrogen and Progesterone Intervention questionnaire (PEPI-Q). 21 The scores on the PEPI-Q range from 1-12, with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical activity. Functional capacity was assessed through the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) questionnaire.…”

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“…Functional capacity was assessed through the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) questionnaire. 21 The range of DASI scores is 0-58.2, with higher scores indicating higher functioning status. 21 Genotypes were determined using Orchid BioScience's Inc. proprietary primer extension technology (SNP-ITt), which employed appropriate controls for accuracy.…”

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Association between β-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and their G-protein-coupled receptors with body mass index and obesity in women: a report from the NHLBI-sponsored WISE study

Terra

McGorray

et al. 2005

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVES:The b-adrenergic receptor (bAR) genes are candidate genes for obesity because of their roles in energy homeostasis and promotion of lipolysis in human adipose tissue. Objective is to determine the association between obesity and polymorphisms in genes of the b 1 AR (ADRB1), b 2 AR (ADRB2), b 3 AR (ADRB3), Gs protein alpha (GNAS1), to which all three b-receptors couple and the G protein b3 subunit (GNB3), to which b 3 ARs couple. DESIGN: A case-control genetic association study. SUBJECTS: A total of 643 black or white women enrolled in Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) study. MEASUREMENTS: Genotypes were determined by PCR with single primer extension. Associations between genotype and body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist circumference, and obesity were made. RESULTS: Polymorphisms in the three bAR genes, GNAS1, and GNB3 were not associated with BMI, WHR, waist circumference, or obesity. Linear and logistic regression analyses found no contribution of either genotype or haplotype with anthropometric measurements or obesity. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that among American women with suspected coronary heart disease, polymorphisms in the bARs and their G-protein-coupled receptors do not contribute to increased BMI, WHR, waist circumference, or obesity. Given that 50% of all women die from coronary heart disease, and a higher percentage have heart disease during their lifetime, our results are likely generalizable to many American women.

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“…25,27,31,32 Unlike physical fitness, which can be objectively measured, physical activity is a behavior, and how well it correlates with exercise capacity has not been extensively validated. 16,[33][34][35][36] Two studies that focused on women were based on the Framingham Heart Study 32 and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study. 31 The Framingham Heart Study demonstrated a relation between physical activity and all-cause death.…”

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Exercise Capacity and the Risk of Death in Women

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Background-Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women and accounts for more than half of their deaths. Women have been underrepresented in most studies of cardiovascular disease. Reduced physical fitness has been shown to increase the risk of death in men. Exercise capacity measured by exercise stress test is an objective measure of physical fitness. The hypothesis that reduced exercise capacity is associated with an increased risk of death was investigated in a cohort of 5721 asymptomatic women who underwent baseline examinations in 1992. Methods and Results-Information collected at baseline included medical and family history, demographic characteristics, physical examination, and symptom-limited stress ECG, using the Bruce protocol. Exercise capacity was measured in metabolic equivalents (MET). Nonfasting blood was analyzed at baseline. A National Death Index search was performed to identify all-cause death and date of death up to the end of 2000. The mean age of participants at baseline was 52Ϯ11 years. Framingham Risk Score-adjusted hazards ratios (with 95% CI) of death associated with MET levels of Ͻ5, 5 to 8, and Ͼ8 were 3.1 (2.0 to 4.7), 1.9 (1.3 to 2.9), and 1.00, respectively. The Framingham Risk Score-adjusted mortality risk decreased by 17% for every 1-MET increase. Conclusions-This is the largest cohort of asymptomatic women studied in this context over the longest period of follow-up. This study confirms that exercise capacity is an independent predictor of death in asymptomatic women, greater than what has been previously established among men.

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Physical Activity and Functional Capacity Measurement in Women: A Report from the NHLBI-Sponsored WISE Study

Cited by 46 publications

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Degree and correlates of cardiac knowledge and awareness among cardiac inpatients

Degree and correlates of cardiac knowledge and awareness among cardiac inpatients

Association between β-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and their G-protein-coupled receptors with body mass index and obesity in women: a report from the NHLBI-sponsored WISE study

Exercise Capacity and the Risk of Death in Women

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