Citation

Ercan S, Başkurt F, Başkurt Z, Cetin C. Acta Med. Okayama 2019; 73(2): 95-100.

Affiliation

Department of Sports Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Medicine Faculty, Sports Medicine Department, Isparta 32200, Turkey.sabriyeercan@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Okayama University Medical School)

DOI

10.18926/AMO/56644

PMID

31015743

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine effect of fatigue levels on functional mobility and balance in middle-aged obese females. The study included 98 healthy females aged 40-60 years with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Self-perceived fatigue was evaluated with a self-administered questionnaire, the Checklist of Individual Strength in Turkish (CIS-T), on which 62.3% of the study subjects identified themselves as fatigued. The body weight and BMI values of fatigued subjects were found to be higher than those of the non-fatigue group (p<0.05). The reported exercise habits of the fatigue group were found to be significantly lower than their non-fatigued peers (p<0.05). The level of functional mobility (Timed Up and Go Test), static balance (One-Legged Stance Test with Eyes Open) and dynamic balance (Functional Reach Test and the 3-meter Timed Tandem Walk Test) were measured, and statistically significant differences were found between fatigue and non-fatigue groups on all of them (p<0.05). In addition, correlations were found between the sub-parameters of the CIS-T scale and the functional tests at.

Language: en

Keywords

balance; fatigue; mobility; obesity; woman