The Relation Between Anthropometric Measurement and Physical Fitness in the Elderly Population

Abstract

Old age is human's final development stage. Aging in old age will bring consequences in deteriorating functions and increased prevalence of degenerative diseases in the elderly. To keep being productive, elderly people need to know about the importance of physical activities, anthropometric measurements, and physical fitness. The objective of the present study is to obtain data on anthropometric measurements, including waist size, hip circumference and waist size to hip circumference ratio and fitness status in the elderly population using 6 minutes walk. The present study is an observational analytical study performed using a cross sectional approach. The sampling used consecutive sampling method.