Messung der körperlichen Fitness in der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie – Methoden, Qualitätssicherung und erste deskriptive Ergebnisse [Measuring physical fitness in the German National Cohort-methods, quality assurance, and first descriptive results]

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Title:	Messung der körperlichen Fitness in der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie – Methoden, Qualitätssicherung und erste deskriptive Ergebnisse [Measuring physical fitness in the German National Cohort-methods, quality assurance, and first descriptive results]
Creators Name:	Kluttig, A. and Zschocke, J. and Haerting, J. and Schmermund, A. and Gastell, S. and Steindorf, K. and Herbolsheimer, F. and Hillreiner, A. and Jochem, C. and Baumeister, S. and Sprengeler, O. and Pischon, T. and Jaeschke, L. and Michels, K.B. and Krist, L. and Greiser, H. and Schmidt, G. and Lieb, W. and Waniek, S. and Becher, H. and Jagodzinski, A. and Schipf, S. and Völzke, H. and Ahrens, W. and Günther, K. and Castell, S. and Kemmling, Y. and Legath, N. and Berger, K. and Keil, T. and Fricke, J. and Schulze, M.B. and Loeffler, M. and Wirkner, K. and Kuß, O. and Schikowski, T. and Kalinowski, S. and Stang, A. and Kaaks, R. and Damms Machado, A. and Hoffmeister, M. and Weber, B. and Franzke, C.W. and Thierry, S. and Peters, A. and Kartschmit, N. and Mikolajczyk, R. and Fischer, B. and Leitzmann, M. and Brandes, M.
Abstract:	Physical fitness is defined as an individual's ability to be physically active. The main components are cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscle strength, and flexibility. Regardless of physical activity level, physical fitness is an important determinant of morbidity and mortality.The aim of the current study was to describe the physical fitness assessment methodology in the German National Cohort (NAKO) and to present initial descriptive results in a subsample of the cohort.In the NAKO, hand grip strength (GS) and CRF as physical fitness components were assessed at baseline using a hand dynamometer and a submaximal bicycle ergometer test, respectively. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO(2max)) was estimated as a result of the bicycle ergometer test. The results of a total of 99,068 GS measurements and 3094 CRF measurements are based on a data set at halftime of the NAKO baseline survey (age 20-73 years, 47% men).Males showed higher values of physical fitness compared to women (males: GS = 47.8 kg, VO(2max) = 36.4 ml·min(-1) · kg(-1); females: GS = 29.9 kg, VO(2max) = 32.3 ml · min(-1) · kg(-1)). GS declined from the age of 50 onwards, whereas VO(2max) levels decreased continuously between the age groups of 20-29 and ≥60 years. GS and VO(2max) showed a linear positive association after adjustment for body weight (males β = 0.21; females β = 0.35).These results indicate that the physical fitness measured in the NAKO are comparable to other population-based studies. Future analyses in this study will focus on examining the independent relations of GS and CRF with risk of morbidity and mortality.
Keywords:	Physical Fitness, Muscle Strength, Grip Strength, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, German National Cohort
Source:	Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
ISSN:	1436-9990
Publisher:	Springer
Volume:	63
Number:	3
Page Range:	312-321
Date:	March 2020
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-020-03100-3
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