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- Title
From surgery to functional capacity: muscle strength modifications in women post sleeve gastrectomy.
- Authors
Bullo, Valentina; Pavan, Davide; Gobbo, Stefano; Bortoletto, Alessandro; Cugusi, Lucia; Di Blasio, Andrea; Pippi, Roberto; Cruz-Diaz, David; Bocalini, Danilo Sales; Gasperetti, Andrea; Vettor, Roberto; Ermolao, Andrea; Bergamin, Marco
- Abstract
Background: Severe obesity is characterized by excessive accumulation of fat generating a general health decline. Multidisciplinary treatment of obesity leads to significant weight loss in a few patients; therefore, many incur bariatric surgery. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate changes in functional capacity of people with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery and, in parallel, to correlate pre-surgery functional capacity with weight loss to improve exercise prescription during pre-operatory stage. Methods: sixty women with diagnosed obesity were included. Maximal oxygen consumption, upper and lower limb strength and level of physical activity were recorded 1 month before and 6 months after sleeve gastrectomy. Results: significant reduction on body weight (-30.1 kg) and Body Mass Index (-11.4 kg/m2) were highlighted after surgery. Absolute grip strength decreased significantly (-1.1 kg), while body weight normalized grip and lower limb strength increased significantly. The level of physical activity increased especially in leisure time (+ 593 METs/week) and active transport (+ 189.3 METs/week). Pre-surgery BMI and age predicted the amount of weight loss after surgery. Conclusions: Sleeve gastrectomy induces a reduction of muscle strength despite the increase of time spent in physical activity. Further research is necessary to integrate these results with data on body composition, and objective evaluation of physical activity level to define useful information for exercise prescription in terms of surgery pre-habilitation. Trial registration: Padova University Hospital Board (protocol n. 2027 dated January 12, 2017).
- Subjects
MUSCLE strength; WEIGHT loss; SLEEVE gastrectomy; FUNCTIONAL status; BODY composition; GASTRIC bypass
- Publication
BMC Sports Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2052-1847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13102-024-00910-9