The Results of Physical Fitness Test of Personnel in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Abstract

The Results of Physical Fitness Test of Personnel in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Chonlada Klinsukont BSc (Physical therapy)

Yupadee Fusakul MD

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Objectives: To study the physical fitness of 21-60-year old female and male personnel in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital.

Study design: Descriptive study.

Subjects: 906 personnel aged 21-60 years in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital.

Methods: Physical fitness tests including height, weight, percent of body fat, resting heart rate, blood pressure, vital capacity, hand grip strength, leg strength, flexibility of back and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) were measured in all subjects.

Main outcome measures: Results of physical fitness tests.

Results: Most of the female and male personnel in nearly all age groups had normal or good resting heart rate, normal blood pressure, normal or good vital capacity, fair hand grip strength, fair leg strength, and fair maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max), while most had percent of body fat higher than standard value. In terms of flexibility of back; most female aged 21-40 years had very low or low flexibility while most of the female aged 41-60 years and male in all age groups had normal or good flexibility. Most of the female and male aged of 21-30 years had normal weight, while most of the female aged 31-40 years had normal weight and overweight in nearly the same proportion but most of the male aged 31-40 years had overweight. With the age of 41-60 years most of both female and male had overweight.

Conclusion: The physical fitness of most of the female and male personnel in the age of 21-60 years in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital showed normal or good values of resting heart rate, blood pressure and vital capacity, fair hand grip strength, fair leg strength and fair maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max), but percent of body fat was higher than standard value. Most of the female aged 41-60 and male aged 31-60 years had overweight. Most of the female aged 21-40 years had very low or low back flexibility.

Vajira Med J 2009 ; 53 : 77 - 87