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Gender Differences, Motor Skills and Physical Fitness Heterogeneity in Adults with Down’s Syndrome

Background—Adults with Down’s syndrome (DS) present lower physical fitness associated with heightened sedentary behaviors and motor skills impairments. Their etiologies and determinants seem to be heterogeneous. This study aims to evaluate physical fitness in adults with DS and to identify specific...

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Autores principales: Covain, Sandro, Baillieul, Sébastien, Nguyen, Thai Duy, Guinot, Michel, Doutreleau, Stéphane, Bricout, Véronique-Aurélie
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9965479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36835903
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041367
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author Covain, Sandro
Baillieul, Sébastien
Nguyen, Thai Duy
Guinot, Michel
Doutreleau, Stéphane
Bricout, Véronique-Aurélie
author_facet Covain, Sandro
Baillieul, Sébastien
Nguyen, Thai Duy
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Doutreleau, Stéphane
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description Background—Adults with Down’s syndrome (DS) present lower physical fitness associated with heightened sedentary behaviors and motor skills impairments. Their etiologies and determinants seem to be heterogeneous. This study aims to evaluate physical fitness in adults with DS and to identify specific physical fitness profiles depending on gender and physical activity levels. Methods—Forty adults with DS (16 women, 24 men, 29.7 ± 7.5 years) performed six tests from the EUROFIT Battery and Motor Assessment Battery for Children (MAB-C). Their maximal aerobic capacity was assessed using an incremental treadmill test to assess (VO(2peak)). Ecological, physical activity, and sedentary levels were evaluated subjectively (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) and objectively using an Actigraph GT9X(®) accelerometer over a seven-day period. Results—VO(2peak) and isometric strength were significantly lower for women (p < 0.01), whereas men had significantly lower flexibility than women (p < 0.05). Using a principal component analysis and an agglomerative hierarchical analysis, we identified three clusters. Cluster 1 (n = 14; 50% men; Body Mass index = 28.3 ± 4.3) was characterized by significantly poorer physical fitness variables (VO(2peak) (p < 0.01), strength (p < 0.01) and balance (p < 0.05)) compared to Clusters 2 and 3. Cluster 2 (n = 19; 58% men; Body Mass index = 22.9 ± 2.0) and Cluster 3 (n = 19; 58% men; BMI = 22.9 ± 1.9) were characterized by subjects with comparable physical fitness profiles, except for the balance capacities, which were significantly lower in Cluster 3 (p < 0.05). Conclusions—DS subjects exhibited high heterogeneity in terms of physical fitness, PA, and sedentary levels, with a significant gender effect. The present findings are important to identify subjects at higher risk of sedentary behaviors and impaired motor capacities to develop personalized PA programs.
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spelling pubmed-99654792023-02-26 Gender Differences, Motor Skills and Physical Fitness Heterogeneity in Adults with Down’s Syndrome Covain, Sandro Baillieul, Sébastien Nguyen, Thai Duy Guinot, Michel Doutreleau, Stéphane Bricout, Véronique-Aurélie J Clin Med Article Background—Adults with Down’s syndrome (DS) present lower physical fitness associated with heightened sedentary behaviors and motor skills impairments. Their etiologies and determinants seem to be heterogeneous. This study aims to evaluate physical fitness in adults with DS and to identify specific physical fitness profiles depending on gender and physical activity levels. Methods—Forty adults with DS (16 women, 24 men, 29.7 ± 7.5 years) performed six tests from the EUROFIT Battery and Motor Assessment Battery for Children (MAB-C). Their maximal aerobic capacity was assessed using an incremental treadmill test to assess (VO(2peak)). Ecological, physical activity, and sedentary levels were evaluated subjectively (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) and objectively using an Actigraph GT9X(®) accelerometer over a seven-day period. Results—VO(2peak) and isometric strength were significantly lower for women (p < 0.01), whereas men had significantly lower flexibility than women (p < 0.05). Using a principal component analysis and an agglomerative hierarchical analysis, we identified three clusters. Cluster 1 (n = 14; 50% men; Body Mass index = 28.3 ± 4.3) was characterized by significantly poorer physical fitness variables (VO(2peak) (p < 0.01), strength (p < 0.01) and balance (p < 0.05)) compared to Clusters 2 and 3. Cluster 2 (n = 19; 58% men; Body Mass index = 22.9 ± 2.0) and Cluster 3 (n = 19; 58% men; BMI = 22.9 ± 1.9) were characterized by subjects with comparable physical fitness profiles, except for the balance capacities, which were significantly lower in Cluster 3 (p < 0.05). Conclusions—DS subjects exhibited high heterogeneity in terms of physical fitness, PA, and sedentary levels, with a significant gender effect. The present findings are important to identify subjects at higher risk of sedentary behaviors and impaired motor capacities to develop personalized PA programs. MDPI 2023-02-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9965479/ /pubmed/36835903 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041367 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Gender Differences, Motor Skills and Physical Fitness Heterogeneity in Adults with Down’s Syndrome
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9965479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36835903
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041367
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