Functional Fitness and Risk of Stroke in Elderly Korean Women: 742 Board #58 June 1, 3: 30 PM - 5: 00 PM.

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability in Korea. Physical activity and fitness is inversely related to stroke risk. Although functional fitness is emphasized in elderly for the prevention of disease and/or independence life, the relationship between functional fitness and stroke risk is poorly understood. PURPOSE: To examine the association between functional fitness and the risk of stroke in elderly women METHODS: The study participants were community dwelling Korean women (n=363) aged 65 years or older (70.6±4.3 years; body mass index (BMI)=24.8±3.2 kg/m2). All participants completed a basic medical examination and functional fitness testing of the Korea Institute of Sport Science Fitness project in 2015. The stroke risk was estimated using the Framingham risk score for probability of stroke using age, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive therapy, diabetes mellitus, smoking, cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation and left ventricular hypertrophy by electrocardiogram. Each fitness test was grouped using quartiles and the stroke risk score of each fitness test was compared using ANOVA (p