Activities of Daily Living and Upper Extremity Exercise Capacity of Individuals with High Body Mass Index

Inclusion criteria

for individuals with high body mass index:

• Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2
• Volunteering for the study

Exclusion criteria

for individuals with high body mass index:

• Having uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus
• Having comorbidities that may affect physical functions
• Failure to cooperate with tests to be performed
• Liver disease, kidney disease, cancer, lung diseases and serious cardiomyopathies, neurological diseases
• Pregnancy
• Having a history of bariatric surgery
• Presence of contraindications to exercise testing

Inclusion criteria

for individuals with normal body mass index:

• Body mass index 18.5-24.9 kg/m2
• Volunteering for the study

Exclusion criteria

for individuals with normal body mass index:

• Body mass index > 25 kg/m2 or ≤18.5 kg/m2
• Having a known chronic or systemic disease
• Failure to cooperate with tests to be performed