| Autor: |
Dias Damasceno CM; Graduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, University of Pernambuco, BR 203, Km 2 s/n-Vila Eduardo, Petrolina CEP 56328-900, PE, Brazil., de Sá Pereira Guimarães FJ; Graduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, University of Pernambuco, BR 203, Km 2 s/n-Vila Eduardo, Petrolina CEP 56328-900, PE, Brazil., Costa KB; Higher School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Arnóbio Marques Street, 310, Santo Amaro, Recife CEP 50100-130, PE, Brazil., Morais Godoy Figueiredo AC; Master's Program in Health Sciences at the Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS), North Hospital Medical Sector-Asa Norte, Brasília CEP 70710-907, DF, Brazil., Araújo RC; Graduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, University of Pernambuco, BR 203, Km 2 s/n-Vila Eduardo, Petrolina CEP 56328-900, PE, Brazil., da Cunha Costa M; Graduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, University of Pernambuco, BR 203, Km 2 s/n-Vila Eduardo, Petrolina CEP 56328-900, PE, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Physical activity is broadly recognized for promoting weight reduction and bestowing numerous health benefits. Nonetheless, robust evidence concerning the impact of physical activity on postmenopausal women, undergoing physiological shifts, remains scant. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between physical activity and body composition among postmenopausal women. Employing a cross-sectional and retrospective design, 702 women were examined. Data on physical activity and body composition were amassed through anthropometric assessments and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA). A significant proportion of women exhibited anthropometric alterations indicative of overweight/obesity, alongside elevated values in Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Waist-to-Height, and bone mass, signifying a heightened risk for disease onset. While a majority engaged in some form of physical activity, this did not yield notable reductions in the assessed metrics. Noteworthy changes were only discerned in BMI and bone mass among pre-menopausal women; whereas among postmenopausal women, in addition to disparities in bone mass, those inactive were 1.18 times more prone to a very high disease risk, as gauged by WC. |
