Self-Reported vs Measured Physical Fitness in Older Women

KASOVIĆ, Mario, Lovro STEFAN and Martin ZVONAŘ. Self-Reported vs Measured Physical Fitness in Older Women. CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING. ALBANY: DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD, 2020, vol. 15, No 1, p. 425-430. ISSN 1178-1998. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S240156.

Basic information

• Original name: Self-Reported vs Measured Physical Fitness in Older Women
• Authors: KASOVIĆ, Mario (191 Croatia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lovro STEFAN (191 Croatia) and Martin ZVONAŘ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, ALBANY, DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD, 2020, 1178-1998.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30306 Sport and fitness sciences
• Country of publisher: New Zealand
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: Self-Reported vs Measured Physical Fitness in Older Women
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 4.458
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/20:00116344
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S240156
• UT WoS: 000522991200001
• Keywords in English: performance; aging; perception; correlation; variance
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to determine the level of correlation between self-reported and measured physical fitness. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 120 older women aged >= 60 years. Self-reported physical fitness was assessed on a scale from 1 to 10, where higher score indicated better physical fitness perception. Objective measure included seven physical fitness tests: 1) waist circumference, 2) chair stand in 30 sec, 3) arm curl in 30 sec, 4) 2-min step test, 5) chair sit-and-reach test, 6) back scratch test and 7) 8-feet up-and-go test. Correlation between the two measures was analyzed by using Spearman coefficient (p <= 0.05). Results: In the whole sample, self-reported physical fitness was associated with chair stand in 30 sec (r=0.39, p<0.001), arm curl in 30 sec (r=0.54, p<0.001), 2-min step test (r=0.43, p<0.001), chair sit-and-reach test (r=0.39, p<0.001), back scratch test (r=0.36, p<0.001) and 8-feet up-and-go test (r=-0.29, p<0.001). No significant correlation between self-reported physical fitness and waist circumference was found (r=0.03, p=0.786). Overall physical fitness (sum of all physical fitness z-scores) was strongly correlated with self-reported physical fitness (r=0.63, p<0.001). Conclusion: This study shows that self-reported measure of physical fitness is moderately correlated to objectively measured physical fitness in relatively healthy older women.