Relationship between aerobic capacity and pelvic floor muscles function: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | S.P. Jürgensen, A. Borghi-Silva, A.M.F.G. Bastos, G.N. Correia, V.S. Pereira-Baldon, R. Cabiddu, A.M. Catai, P. Driusso |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Vol 50, Iss 11 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1414-431X 1414-431x |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1414-431x20175996 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between aerobic capacity and pelvic floor muscles (PFM) function in adult women. Women aged 18 or over and without urinary dysfunction or other chronic diseases were eligible to participate. They completed the habitual physical activity (HPA) questionnaire, underwent a PFM functional evaluation by palpation and perineometry, and performed a submaximal (between 75 and 85% of maximum heart rate) cardiopulmonary exercise (CPX) test to determine the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT). Forty-one women were included (35±16 years, 75% physically active, 17% very active, and 8% sedentary and 17% presented grade 1 PFM contraction, 31.8% grade 2, 26.8% grade 3, and 24.4% grade 4, according to the modified Oxford Scale). The average PFM contraction pressure obtained by perineometer was 53±26 cmH2O and the average oxygen consumption at VAT (VO2VAT) obtained from CPX was 14±2 mL·kg-1·min-1. Significant correlations were found between PFM contraction pressure and VO2VAT (r=0.55; P |
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