Physical activity, physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk amongst adults with moderate and severe haemophilia.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to examine physical activity (PA), physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk amongst people with moderate and severe haemophilia (PwMSH).

Methods

The following domains were examined: PA (accelerometry); functional aerobic capacity (6-Minute Walk Test); grip strength (dynamometry); balance (One Leg Stand Test); body composition (anthropometry and bioimpedance analysis); blood pressure; arterial stiffness; and cardiometabolic disorders.

Results

A total of 53 PwMSH (44 years) and 33 controls (43 years; p = .679) were recruited. Compared to controls, PwMSH were significantly less active in moderate and vigorous PA parameters (all p < .05), and less physically fit indicated by 6-Minute Walk distance (p < .0005), grip strength (p = .040) and balance (p 

SUBMITTER: Kennedy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092720 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature