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KMID : 0608320080150010054
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Physical Therapy Korea
2008 Volume.15 No. 1 p.54 ~ p.60
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The Effects of Self-Paced Walking Exercises on Elderly Women With Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and Hypercholesterolemia
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Han Dong-Wook
Cho Mi-Suk
Kim Yong-Gun
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Abstract
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of self-paced walking exercises in elderly women with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hypercholesterolemia. Thirty-eight elderly women with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hypercholesterolemia (16 hypertension, 11 hyperglycemia, 11 hypercholesterolemia), aged between 65 and 80, were invited to participate in this study. Each subject participated in a self-paced walking exercise five times a week for twelve weeks from 26 June to 16 September 2006. The changes between pre- and post- exercise were analyzed using the analysis of a paired t-test with the SPSS version 12.0 package program. There were significant decreases in systolic blood pressure (p<.01) and diastolic blood pressure (p<.05), blood glucose (p<.05), and cholesterol in the blood (p<.01). These results show that self-paced walking exercises may be helpful in treating elderly women with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hypercholesterolemia.
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KEYWORD
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Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Self-paced walking exercise
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