CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF PAMI ATHLETES IN MALANG CIT

Cardiovascular disease poses a concern to athletes that cannot be ignored. There are still significant costs and a limited service time involved in screening athletes for cardiovascular disease. Athletes are frequently subjected to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Additionally, fitness is another predictor of mortality in adult male athletes. It is essential to test athletes for cardiovascular disease by assessing their physical condition as well as numerous risk factors. In the City of Malang, there is a group of amateur and professional athletes aged over 40 years old called PAMI. The purpose of this study was to identify the cardiovascular disease risk factors and physical fitness of PAMI Malang athletes. The cross sectional, quantitative descriptive investigation was carried out. This study covered all athletes over the age of 40 who had no prior history of heart disease. As many as 34 participants were recruited purposively. Smoking history, physical activity, blood pressure, stress level, body mass index, and blood glucose data were for cardiovascular risk factors, and maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) was used to determine fitness level. The Multistage Fitness Test (MSFT) was utilized to evaluate VO2 max, while the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) were employed to measure stress levels and physical activity levels, respectively. The findings revealed that while the majority of respondents had normal blood glucose levels, no history of smoking, moderate to medium levels of stress, and high levels of physical activity, nobody had normal blood pressure, and the majority of athletes had high body mass indices.