Overview of Cardiovascular Ability Based on Gender and Age in Employees of Swadaya Gunung Jati University
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Cardiovascular ability is one of the components of physical fitness that plays a very important role in transporting oxygen to various body tissues through the heart and blood vessels; it is influenced by gender and age. Some factors that can affect cardiovascular ability are gender and age. The research aims to describe cardiovascular ability based on gender and age among employees of Swadaya Gunung Jati University. This study used an analytical descriptive research method with primary data in the form of cardiovascular ability measurements obtained via the Harvard Step Test from 77 employees of Swadaya Gunung Jati University. The statistical analysis employed was the univariate test. Among men, cardiovascular ability was very good for the largest group (19 people); among women, it was very poor for the largest group (12 people). For those aged >40 years, cardiovascular ability was very poor for the largest group (15 people); for those ?40 years, it was very good for the largest group (16 people). Among men >40 years old, cardiovascular ability was very poor for the largest group (9 people), while for men ?40 years old, it was very good for the largest group (12 people). Among women >40 years old, the largest group had very poor cardiovascular ability (15 people), while for women ?40 years old, it was very good for the largest group (16 people). The research found that Gender and age affect the cardiovascular ability of Swadaya Gunung Jati University employees.
