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Vol. 146. Issue 8.
Pages 335-338 (April 2016)
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Vol. 146. Issue 8.
Pages 335-338 (April 2016)
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Fitness and quality of life in kidney transplant recipients: Case-control study
Forma física y calidad de vida en pacientes trasplantados de riñón: estudio de casos y controles
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Sonsoles Hernández Sáncheza,
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, Juan J. Carrerob, David García Lópezc, Juan Azael Herrero Alonsoc,d, Héctor Menéndez Alegrec,d, Jonatan R. Ruiza
a Grupo de Investigación PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity (PROFITH), Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
b Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Estocolmo, Sweden
c Laboratorio de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
d Centro de Investigación en Discapacidad Física, Valladolid, Spain
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Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants.
Table 2. Parameters of fitness, dynamic balance, muscle strength and power of the lower limb at 60° and 180°s−1, lower limb muscle thickness and parameters related to quality of life evaluated with the SF36 in adults with kidney transplant and in controls.
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Abstract
Background and objectives

We analyzed the levels of fitness, muscle structure and quality of life of adults after kidney transplant and healthy adults.

Patients and methods

A total of 16 kidney transplant patients and 21 healthy controls performed several fitness test, isokinetic evaluation of knee flexion and extension and ultrasonography muscle thickness assessment. They also completed the quality of life questionnaire SF-36.

Results

Physical fitness, muscle structure and quality of life of the kidney transplant recipients were significantly poorer than the controls. The transplant patients performed less well in the “get up and go” and “sit to stand” test (p<0.001) as well as in assessments of muscle structure, strength and power. The patients had a poorer score in their quality of life assessments, differing from the controls in domains of physical function, physical role, general health and social function (p<0.001).

Discussion

Fitness, strength and muscle mass are diminished in kidney transplant patients, resulting in a poorer quality of life which might entail an increased risk to their health.

Keywords:
Kidney transplantation
Fitness
Quality of life
Muscle mass
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Antecedentes y objetivos

El objetivo del estudio fue analizar los niveles de forma física, estructura muscular y calidad de vida de adultos con trasplante de riñón y adultos sanos.

Pacientes y métodos

En este estudio participaron 16 trasplantados renales y 21 controles. Se evaluó la forma física, la fuerza isocinética de flexión y extensión de rodilla, así como el cuestionario de calidad de vida SF-36. Además, se realizó una ecografía muscular para analizar la estructura muscular.

Resultados

Se observaron valores inferiores en el grupo de trasplantados en los test de agilidad y sentarse y levantarse de la silla (p<0,001) y en todos los parámetros de estructura muscular, fuerza y potencia. Los pacientes evaluaron peor su calidad de vida en todos los niveles, encontrándose diferencias significativas con respecto a los pacientes en los dominios de función física, rol físico, salud general y la función social (p<0,001).

Discusión

La forma física, fuerza y masa muscular y calidad de vida de personas trasplantadas de riñón está disminuida, situación que podría conllevar un mayor riesgo para su salud.

Palabras clave:
Trasplante renal
Forma física
Calidad de vida
Masa muscular

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