دراسة الرضا الحركي و التركيب الجسمي و انتشار بعض الأمراض المزمنة لدى عينة من المعاقين حركياً تبعا لتقسيمات مؤشر كتلة الجسم و مستوى النشاط الحركي

Abstract EN

This study aimed to explore the relationship between body composition, movement satisfaction and the prevalence of chronic diseases among a sample of physically disabled in Damascus city.

251 male aged 20-73 years participated in the study and they were classified into two groups according to Allawi's movement satisfaction scale (satisfied-no satisfied) and according to WHO suggestions for BMI, and Deunberg methodology to underweight and normal weight and overweight and obesity groups.

Percentage of active participant was 12.4% and the non-active was 87.6%, and the highest percentage of active patients was in normal body weight group (12.5%).

Mean of movement satisfaction level was 88.13 and active people had better satisfaction level than non-active.

There were no significant differences in body composition between movement satisfied and non-satisfied, particularly in fat mass and fat free mass, but the difference was not significant in body height.

The prevalence of diabetes was the highest (10.76%), the pressure (9.16%), then cardiovascular diseases (6.37%), then muscle and joints diseases (4.38% ),then the lower back pain (3.19%).

Prevalence of these chronic diseases did not change according to active – non active and movement satisfied – non satisfied classification, butaccording to body mass index classification the percentages were statistically different, where diabetes was 4.99% for normal weight against 17.05% for obese, and blood pressure was 3.51% vs 14.73% and cardiovascular 1.75% vs.

10.85% and muscle and joint 1.64% vs 6.98% and finally lower back pain 1.64 vs.

4.65%.

Seeing the prevalence of chronic diseases according to age progression the percentages showed progressive tendency.

Blood pressure migrated from 0% in 10-30 years age group to 34.37% in above 60 age group and diabetes from 1.69% to 34.37% and cardiovascular from 0% to 21.87% and muscle and joint disease from 0% to 18.75% and lastly lower back pain from 0% to 15.62%.