Functional capacity, physical activity, and arterial stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis

Objectives Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex immune-mediated connective tissue disease, involving skin manifestations, vascular features, and organ-based complications that may affect functional capacity and physical activity. Functional capacity and physical activity are associated with arteria...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2024-05, Vol.43 (5), p.1657-1664
Main Authors: Tanriverdi, Aylin, Ozcan Kahraman, Buse, Sezgin, Nazenin Hande, Erez, Yesim, Acar, Serap, Birlik, Ahmet Merih, Ozpelit, Ebru, Savci, Sema
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cardiovascular diseases
Connective tissue diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physical training
Pulse Wave Analysis
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Scleroderma, Systemic
Skin diseases
Systemic sclerosis
Vascular Stiffness - physiology
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Summary:Objectives Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex immune-mediated connective tissue disease, involving skin manifestations, vascular features, and organ-based complications that may affect functional capacity and physical activity. Functional capacity and physical activity are associated with arterial stiffness; however, this relationship has not been evaluated in patients with SSc. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the association of functional capacity and physical activity with arterial stiffness in patients with SSc. Methods Sixty-five patients with SSc were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Arterial stiffness was evaluated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV). Functional capacity and physical activity were assessed with a six-min walk test (6MWT) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), respectively. Results All participants were women, and the mean age was 54.91 ± 11.18 years. 6MWT distance and IPAQ-SF were inversely associated with cf-PWV in crude analysis ( p  
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-024-06953-0