Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Energy Expenditures for Activities of Daily Living in Korean Young Adults: A Preliminary Study: Kye Hee Cho, Woojin Song, Jungsoo Kim, Eun Ji Jung, Joonyoung Jang, Sang Hee Im, MinYoung Kim; Ann Rehabil Med 2016;40(4):725-733. Published online August 24, 2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.725

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Objective

To investigate the energy expenditure (EE) of Korean young adults based on activities refined to a deskbound lifestyle.

Methods

Sixty-four healthy office workers aged between 25 and 46 years participated in this study. EE was expressed as metabolic equivalent of task (MET). Participants were evaluated in terms of their EE during physical activities of sleeping (n=22), typing (n=37), folding laundry (n=34), dishwashing (n=32), studying (n=18), mopping (n=35), walking (n=33), stair climbing (n=23), and running (n=29). Volume of oxygen consumption was measured by indirect calorimetry K4b² (COSMED). The results were compared to the established Compendium MET.

Results

The MET of activities were: sleeping, 1.24±0.43; typing, 1.35±0.25; folding laundry, 1.58±0.51; dishwashing, 2.20±0.51; studying, 2.11±0.90; mopping, 2.72±0.69; walking at 4 km/hr, 3.48±0.65; stair climbing of five stories, 6.18±1.08; and running at 8 km/hr, 7.57±0.57. The values of typing and mopping were similar to those in the Compendium, whereas those of sleeping, folding laundry, dishwashing, studying, walking, stair climbing and running were different.

Conclusion

To our knowledge, this estimation of EE in MET during activities of daily living is the first data of young adults in Korea. These data could be used as a reference to modify the guidelines of physical activities for the age group examined in this study.

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Comparison of Energy Expenditure and Walking Performance by Arm Cycling and Leg Cycling Exercise.: Bae, Byung Woo , Lee, Don Shin , Seo, Young Joo , Baek, Jong Hoon , Kim, Eun Sang , Park, Hong Souk , Cho, Sung Rae; J Korean Acad Rehabil Med 2009;33(5):584-590.

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To investigate the effect of cycling ergometry and to compare energy expenditure and walking performance after arm cycling with those after leg cycling in patients with brain diseases. Method: Twenty-two adults with brain diseases (6 stroke, 4 traumatic brain injury, 4 brain tumor, 4 parkinsonism, 4 cerebral palsy) were recruited as subjects. They were randomly assigned to disease-matched groups; arm cycling and leg cycling (n=11 each). VO2 (L/min), VCO2 (L/min), VE (L/min), O2 rate (ml/kgㆍmin), O2 pulse (ml/kgㆍbpm), O2 cost (ml/kgㆍm) and VO2 peak (ml/kgㆍmin) during cycling test or walking test, and walking performance were evaluated after cycling training for 4∼6 weeks. Results: Arm cycling exercise did not improve any parameters such as VO2, VCO2, O2 rate and O2 cost during walking test, whereas it increased VCO2, VE and O2 pulse during cycling test. In contrast, leg cycling significantly improved walking velocity and distance, and decreased O2 cost during walking test. It also increased all parameters including VO2 peak during cycling test (p＜0.05). Conclusion: Leg cycling exercise improved walking performance and energy efficiency of walking as well as cardiorespiratory fitness relative to arm cycling. Therefore, leg cycling promoted lower-extremity task such as walking in patients with brain diseases. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2009; 33: 584-590)

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Energy Expenditure during Gait in Adults with Cerebral Palsy.: Park, Eun Sook , Park, Chang il , Cho, Sung Rae , Chang, Hyun Jung; J Korean Acad Rehabil Med 2004;28(6):537-541.

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To investigate the oxygen consumption and temporospatial data according to types of cerebral palsy (CP) and to offer the basic information about the energy expenditure during gait in adults with CP. Method: Thirty-six adults with CP (11 spastic diplegia, 10 spastic hemiplegia, 15 athetoid type) and 24 healthy subjects were participated in this study. The parameters of energy expenditure were evaluated by KB1-C Oxymeter and temporospatial parameters during 8 meter walking were collected using Vicon 370 motion analyzer.Results: Single support time was significantly decreased and double support time was significantly increased in CP spastic diplegia, compared with controls (p＜0.05). Oxygen rate and oxygen cost were significantly higher in CP spastic diplegia than CP atheoid or controls. Conclusion: We could identify that oxygen consumption and temporospatial data of CP spastic diplegia was significantly different from athetoid or normal controls. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2004; 28: 537-541)

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Effects of Plastic Ankle-Foot Orhtosis on Hemiplegic Ambulation.: Rah, Ueon Woo , Yang, Jung In , Lee, Il Yung , Park, Hyoung Koo , Park, Sang Il , Im, Seon Hee , Moon, Hae Won , Cho, Ja Ryong; J Korean Acad Rehabil Med 2001;25(5):836-841.

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Objective: This study was performed to investigate the energy expenditure at self-selected comfortable and fast walking speeds with or without plastic ankle-foot orthosis in hemiplegic patients.

Method: Objects of this study were 10 ambulatory hemiplegic patients. To estimate oxygen consumption, we used K2 machine and measured gait speed, stride length, stride frequency, and heart rate energy expenditure index (EEI) with or without plastic ankle-foot orthosis.

Results: Stride length and gait speed of the hemiplegic patients with plastic ankle-foot orthosis significantly increased at their comfortable walking speed pattern. Oxygen consumption, oxygen cost and EEI significantly decreased in hemiplegic patients with plastic ankle-foot orthosis whether their gait speed pattern.

Conclusion: The plastic ankle-foot orthosis is useful for the hemiplegic patients to increase walking speed and to reduce energy expenditure.