期刊名称：Facta Universitatis : Series Physical Education and Sport
印刷版ISSN：1451-740X
出版年度：2007
卷号：5
期号：01
页码：75-84
出版社：University of Niš
摘要：The aim of the research was to determine the connection between physical fitness and the blood pressure of elderly men and women. The sample of subjects encompassed 60 men and 60 women who were aged 65 to 70. The senior fitness test with six measuring instruments was used for the evaluation of hand strength, upper and lower extremity mobility, stamina and agility/dynamic balance. The values of systolic and diastolic resting blood pressure, presented in mmHg, were used to evaluate blood pressure. The data were processed by a multivariate regressional analysis. The obtained results indicate that a connection exists between the predictor variables (physical/functional fitness) and systolic and diastolic blood pressure on a sample of men and a sample of women. All of the obtained multiple correlations are significant at the 0.000 level. The greatest contribution to the explanation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the basis of the sample of elderly men was made by the variables for the evaluation of aerobic stamina and lower body strength. The greatest contribution to the explanation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure on the basis of the sample of women was made by the variables which were used to evaluate aerobic stamina, lower body strength, arm strength, and lower body mobility.
