Evaluation of the quality of life of runners of the "São Silvestre" / Avaliação da qualidade de vida em participantes da Prova de São Silvestre

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2006

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This study had as purpose to analyze the quality of life of long distance runners and possible associations with anthropometric measurements, training characteristics and personnal information. Methods. A sample of 962 runners (815 men and 147 women) was intentionally selected amongst 15 000 runners participating in the "São Silvestre" race. The quality of life was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Collected data included personal information and anthropometric measurements: date of birth; educational level; number of weekly training sessions; years of previous training; hight; body mass; waist and hip circumferences. Finishing times were used to divide both samples into five distinct groups (group 1 to group 5). Groups were compared within the same gender, using the means for each one of the collected information. Results. Male runners in group 1 had the lowest value for the mean of the environmental domain score (58.66) (56.50 to 60.81); had a mean running pace time, expressed in minutes and seconds per kilometer and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 04:11 (04:08 to 04:14); a mean age of 31.13 years (IC of 29.89 years to 32.36 years); a low educational level; trained 5.45 times per week (CI of 5.18 to 5.71 times) for a mean of 9.18 years (CI of 8.05 years to 10.31 years); had the lowest value for the mean of hight (169.51cm) and body mass (63.07 kg) (CI of 168.46 cm to 170.57 cm and 61.89 kg to 64.24 kg, respectively); the lowest mean for the body mass index (21.93) (CI of 21.60 to 22.27); the lowest values for the mean of the abdominal circumference (75.29 cm) and hip circumference (91.48 cm) (CI of 74.33 to 76.26 cm and 90.54 to 92.41 cm, respectively). Female runners in group 1 had the lowest value for the mean of the environmental domain score (59.76) (CI of 54.08 to 65.43); had a mean running pace time of 04:48 (CI of 04:39 to 04:57); had a mean age of 29.94 years (IC of 26.76 years to 33.12 years); a low educational level, trained 6.03 times per week (CI of 5.59 to 6.47) for 7.67 years (CI of 5.78 to 9.55); had the lowest value for the mean of body mass (51.53 kg) (CI of 49.68 kg to 53.38 kg), the va lowest value for the mean of the body mass index (20.25) (CI of 19.68 to 20.82); the lowest value for the mean of the abdominal circumference values (66.45 cm) and of the hip circumference (88.79 cm) (CI of 64.78 to 68.12 cm and 87.24 to 90.34 cm, respectively). Conclusions. The fastest runners, in both the male and the female samples, had the lowest values for the environmental domain score of the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire, had the lowest value for the mean of age, trained regularly for 7 to 9 years, doing 5 to 6 training session per week, had a low educational level, had the lowest value for the mean of the body mass index and for the means of the abdominal and hip circumferences.

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body composition qualidade de vida running/statistics &numerical anthropometry corrida/estatística &dados composição corporal quality of life questionnaires esportes sports questionários antropometria

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