RT journal article
T1 Association of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, Fat Percentage, and Physical Fitness with Gait Parameters in Women with Fibromyalgia: The Al-Ándalus Project
A1 Llorente-Romero, S.
A1 Herrador Colmenero, Manuel
A1 Acosta Manzano, Pedro
A1 Borges Cosic, Milkana María
A1 Gavilán Carrera, Blanca
A1 Latorre Román, P.A.
A1 Delgado Fernández, Manuel
A1 Segura Jiménez, Víctor
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Accelerometry
K1 Aerobic capacity
K1 Exercise
K1 Gait analysis
K1 Strength
AB Gait impairments have been found in women with fibromyalgia, reducing the physicalactivity possibilities in this population and leading to a negative correlation with fibromyalgia impact.The aim of this study was to analyze the individual and independent associations of moderate-tovigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time, fat percentage, and physical fitness with gaitparameters in women with fibromyalgia. A total of 84 women with fibromyalgia were included.MVPA and sedentary time were assessed with accelerometry, fat percentage with bioimpedanceanalysis, and physical fitness with field-based fitness tests. Gait was assessed during a “6 minwalk test” and categorized in velocity, cadence, step length, step cycle duration, unipedal stancephase, and bipedal stance phase. Individual relationships were analyzed by partial correlations andindependent relationships by linear regressions, adjusting by age and height. MVPA, sedentary time,fat percentage, and physical fitness were correlated with most gait parameters (rpartial between|0.842| and |0.219|; p ≤ 0.05). Physical fitness was independently associated with all gait parameters(β between |0.346| and |0.761|; p ≤ 0.002). In addition, MVPA was independently associated withvelocity and step length (β = 0.241 and 0.292; both p = 0.004), and fat percentage was associated withbipedal stance phase (β = 0.242; p = 0.049). Good levels of MVPA, physical fitness, and adequateweight balance are associated with improved gait parameters in women with fibromyalgia.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN 2227-9059
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33755
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33755
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026