Učinci programa latinskoameričkih i standardnih društvenih plesova na rizične čimbenike za kardiovaskularne bolesti

Ecimović Nemarnik, Renata

Title

Učinci programa latinskoameričkih i standardnih društvenih plesova na rizične čimbenike za kardiovaskularne bolesti

Author

Renata Ecimović Nemarnik

Committee member

Branka Matković (predsjednik povjerenstva)

Committee member

Milan Milošević (član povjerenstva)

Defense date and country

2025-01-24, Croatia

Universal decimal classification
(UDC)

796/799 - Sport

Abstract (english)

In our research, we determined how much programs of Standard and Latin American social dances can influence the reduction of certain cardiovascular risk factors in previously sedentary people. 100 respondents participated in the research, 50 respondents from the experimental group and 50 respondents from the control group. The subjects were of both genders, aged 35 to 70 years. All respondents answered 2 questions about the number of days per week they spend in vigorous physical activity and... More the daily duration of that activity. Both groups included in the study were included according to the sedentarity criteria,, which was defined by conducting less than 60 minutes three times a week of moderate physical activity. Measurements of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (anamnestic data-questionnaire, blood pressure values, anthropometric measures and blood tests) were performed at the beginning of the study and after 2 months, in both groups. Initial and final measurements in the experimental group were performed by one researcher in dance centers where the subjects were dancing, while measurements in the control group were performed in clinics under the supervision of a physician. Subjects in the control group maintained their usual habits. The control group did not perform physical activity, so we measured the risk factors in this group at the beginning of the study and after 2 months of the study. By random selection in both groups, we determined 20% of subjects in whom we repeated the measurements 2 months after the end of the study. The data obtained by measurement were statistically processedin the SPSS program. In the research, we submited the following hypotheses. Cardiovascular risk factors significantly decreased in the research group after two months of dance training. Cardiovascular risk factors decreased more significantly in women than in meni in the study group after two months of dance training. Cardiovascular risk factors are significantly lower in the research group compared to the control group after two months of dance training. Cardiovascular risk factors are significantly lower in the research group compared to the control group 2 months after the end of the dance training program. The research confirmed the hypothesis that cardiovascular risk factors significantly decreased in the research group after two months of dance training in the values of glucose (p=0.017), cholesterol (p=0.024), and increased in the values of the body mass index (p=0.035). The hypothesis that cardiovascular risk factors decreased more significantly in women than in men in the research group after two months of dance training was not confirmed (p>0.05) for all variables. The hypothesis of a significant reduction in cardiovascular risk factors in the research group after two months of dance training was partially confirmed, as reductions were found in the values of the following factors: total cholesterol (p=0.000) and blood sugar (p=0.000). Binary logistic regression results showed that the control group had a 2.76 times higher probability of increasing body mass index, OR=2.76, (95 %, 1.19-6.42, p=0.019), a 6.29 times higher probability increase in cholesterol, OR=6.29, (95 %, 2.58-15.36, p<0.001), 5.07 times more likely to increase triglycerides, OR=5.07, (95 %, 2.01-12 .81, p=0.001) and 3.81 times more likely to increase blood glucose, OR=3.81, (95 %, 1.62-8.96, p=0.002) compared to the control group. The hypothesis that risk factors significantly decreased in the research group compared to the control group 2 months after the end of the dance program was not confirmed (p>0.05) for all variables. We have shown the positive effects of the initial program of Latin American and Ballroom social dances on certain risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases in previously sedentary adults. The scientific contribution of research is a new knowledge about the impact of two-month program of social dancing on multiple risk factors for cardiovascular diseases with the followup of the long-term effect. By comparative monitoring of a large number of factors on a sedentary population that started with a dance program, we gained knowledge about the effectiveness of these programs and their applicability in a practical, interventional sense. Less

Keywords (english)

URN:NBN

urn:nbn:hr:117:545720

Study programme

Title: postgraduate doctoral study of kinesiology
Study programme type: university
Study level: postgraduate
Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti iz znanstvenoga područja društvenih znanosti, znanstvenoga polja kineziologije (doktor/doktorica znanosti iz znanstvenoga područja društvenih znanosti, znanstvenoga polja kineziologije)

Extent

108 str.

Access conditions

Open access

Created on

2025-02-06 11:22:30

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