title: Hypertension and functional capacities in community-dwelling older women: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to investigate the association between hypertension and physical/functional capacities in community-dwelling older females.
  
  
  METHODS
  Older female volunteers were dichotomized in two groups: hypertensive (n = 134) and normotensive (n = 244). Volunteers had their medical records reviewed and underwent evaluations of anthropometric data (weight, height and body mass index) and of physical and functional capacities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that hypertensive older females presented higher values for age, weight, body mass index, and resting diastolic blood pressure than normotensive older females. Normotensive older females showed a higher performance in the one-leg stand test and six-minute walk test compared with hypertensive older females. Age, body mass index, maximal walking speed, performance in the Time Up and Go and six-minute walk test, and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II were factors associated with hypertension using the chi-square test. However, the multivariate regression analysis indicated that performance in the six-minute walk test was the only factor associated with hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patients with higher scores in the six-minute walk test, which is associated with aerobic capacity, show less odds to have clinical diagnosis of hypertension. However, hypertension was not associated with poor physical and functional capacity.
authors.affiliation: a Applied Kinesiology Laboratory-LCA, School of Physical Education, University of Campinas , Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Barão Geraldo , Campinas - SP , Brazil.|b Center of Health Sciences, University of Mogi das Cruzes , Centro Cívico , Mogi das Cruzes , Brazil.
authors.forename: Hélio José
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Coelho Junior
authors.affiliation: a Applied Kinesiology Laboratory-LCA, School of Physical Education, University of Campinas , Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Barão Geraldo , Campinas - SP , Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: b Center of Health Sciences, University of Mogi das Cruzes , Centro Cívico , Mogi das Cruzes , Brazil.|c School of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília , Brasília , Brazil.
authors.forename: Samuel da Silva
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: b Center of Health Sciences, University of Mogi das Cruzes , Centro Cívico , Mogi das Cruzes , Brazil.|d Community Center for Older People of Poá , Poá , Brazil.
authors.forename: Ivan de Oliveira
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: e School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo , Rua Arlindo Béttio , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávio de Oliveira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: b Center of Health Sciences, University of Mogi das Cruzes , Centro Cívico , Mogi das Cruzes , Brazil.|e School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo , Rua Arlindo Béttio , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Yukio
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.affiliation: a Applied Kinesiology Laboratory-LCA, School of Physical Education, University of Campinas , Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Barão Geraldo , Campinas - SP , Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco Carlos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D057187:Independent Living; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: 6MWT; Functionality; aging; autonomy; hypertension; older people