Disability Affects the 6-Minute Walking Distance in Obese Subjects (BMI>40 kg/m2)

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 10; p. e75491
• Main Authors: Donini, Lorenzo Maria, Poggiogalle, Eleonora, Mosca, Veronica, Pinto, Alessandro, Brunani, Amelia, Capodaglio, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.10.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; Anthropometry; Biomechanics; Body composition; Body fat; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Body measurements; Body size; Body weight; Correlation; Disabilities; Disability; Dyspnea; Endocrinology; Exercise; Exercise Test; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Females; Flexibility; Food science; Gait; Humans; Independent variables; Interruption; Laboratories; Male; Males; Medicine; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Multivariate analysis; Muscle strength; Muscle Strength - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Obesity; Obesity - physiopathology; Parameters; Performance indices; Performance tests; Physical Fitness; Physiological aspects; Regression Analysis; Regression models; Rehabilitation; Skeletal muscle; Surveys and Questionnaires; Waist Circumference; Walking; Walking - physiology; Weight control; Italy

In obese subjects, the relative reduction of the skeletal muscle strength, the reduced cardio-pulmonary capacity and tolerance to effort, the higher metabolic costs and, therefore, the increased inefficiency of gait together with the increased prevalence of co-morbid conditions might interfere with...