摘要：Introduction: Exercise capacity is highly age-dependent and influenced by factors such as physical activity level and smoking. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between physical activity level, smoking and exercise capacity in people over 60 years of age. Materials and methods: The study involved 100 participants (50 female and 50 male) over 60 years of age (mean age 68.2 years). Based on the answers provided to a questionnaire about smoking and physical activity level, participants were divided into four groups: exercising non-smokers, exercising smokers, non-exercising non-smokers, and nonexercising smokers. Each group consisted of 25 subjects. Exercise capacity was measured using the 6-minute walk test and the Borg scale. Results: Intergroup comparison showed statistically significant differences between the average results of each group, both in the 6-minute walk test (p=0.010) and on the Borg scale (p<0.001). There was a positive correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked and the Borg score in the exercising smokers group (p<0.001). In both exercising groups there was a correlation between amount of physical activity per week and the results of the 6-minute walk test (p<0.001). In the same test, the mean results differed between the two sexes (p<0.001). Conclusions: In the studied population (aged over 60), non-active individuals and smokers had significantly lower exercise capacity than those who exercised regularly or did not smoke.
关键词：Introduction: Exercise capacity is highly age-dependent and influenced by factors such as physical activity level and smoking. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between physical activity level, smoking and exercise capacity in people over 60 years of age. Materials and methods: The study involved 100 participants (50 female and 50 male) over 60 years of age (mean age 68.2 years). Based on the answers provided to a questionnaire about smoking and physical activity level, participants were divided into four groups: exercising non-smokers, exercising smokers, non-exercising non-smokers, and nonexercising smokers. Each group consisted of 25 subjects. Exercise capacity was measured using the 6-minute walk test and the Borg scale. Results: Intergroup comparison showed statistically significant differences between the average results of each group, both in the 6-minute walk test (p=0.010) and on the Borg scale (p<0.001). There was a positive correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked and the Borg score in the exercising smokers group (p<0.001). In both exercising groups there was a correlation between amount of physical activity per week and the results of the 6-minute walk test (p<0.001). In the same test, the mean results differed between the two sexes (p<0.001). Conclusions: In the studied population (aged over 60), non-active individuals and smokers had significantly lower exercise capacity than those who exercised regularly or did not smoke.
