Correlação entre a qualidade de vida e V02 máximo de mulheres menopausas e hipertensas

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aims to analyze correlations between the quality of life and the maximum VO2 of menopausal and hypertensive women. The sample consisted of 15 hypertensive women aged 45 to 60 years, BMI of (28.5 ± 4.7 kg / m2), active, who answered the questionnaire on quality of life, SF 36. All participants were submitted to the maximal stress test using the Bruce protocol. When correlating the values obtained in the domains of the SF-36 questionnaire and the VO2 max, it was possible to observe that the correlation was significant in only five of the eight aspects evaluated by the SF-36 questionnaire, and the emotional aspect domain was negative (r = 0.008, p = 0.978). There was a weak correlation in the physical aspects domain (r = 0.501; p = 0.057). It was possible to observe a strong correlation between the VO2 max values obtained and the functional capacity domain (r = 0.753; p = 0.001); (r = 0.743, p = 0.002), and between the VO2 max values obtained and the domain dominance (r = 0.729, p = 0.002). The correlation between the VO2 max values obtained and the health domain (r = 0.594, p = 0.020) and the correlation between the VO2 max values obtained and the mental domain (r = 0.554; p = 0.032) were obtained. We conclude that there are correlations between the quality of life and the maximum VO2 of menopausal and hypertensive women. There was a correlation of VO2max with some domains of quality of life, with this we can perceive the regular practice of exercising and interfering with this VO2max can also interfere with quality of life.