| The effects of endurance and recreational exercise on subclinical evidence of atherosclerosis in young adults. | |
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PMID: 20186039 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: This study set out to identify the effects of recreational and endurance exercise on subclinical evidence of atherosclerosis in young adults. METHODS: Cardiovascular disease risk factors and intima-media thickness determination by B-mode ultrasonography of 150 subjects were correlated to endurance exercise, recreational exercise, and sedentary lifestyle. The subjects comprised 20- to 40-year-old men and women without cardiovascular disease. This cross-sectional, case-control study analyzed data on the laboratory parameters and information collected from a risk factor questionnaire. RESULTS: The athletes, both endurance and recreational groups, have significantly superior values with respect to physiognomy, lipid profile, and inflammatory markers in relation to the nonexercising study population (all P < 0.05). Detailed analysis showed markedly reduced values for relative body fat (relative reduction 14.3%), low-density lipoprotein (10.6%), and triglycerides (13.5%) and a 50% reduction of hs-C-reactive protein. In the univariate and multivariate comparison of athletic (n = 100) and nonathletic (n = 50) groups, exercise did not show to exert a significant influence on vascular wall parameters (for all, P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Exercise, in recreational and endurance form, between the ages of 20 and 40 years exerts a preventive influence on cardiovascular risk factors but seems to fail to affect early, atherosclerotic vascular wall changes. |
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Authors:
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Martin Popovic; Stefan Puchner; Georg Endler; Cathrin Foraschik; Erich Minar; Robert A Bucek |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of the medical sciences Volume: 339 ISSN: 1538-2990 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-08 Completed Date: 2010-04-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370506 Medline TA: Am J Med Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 332-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. martin.popovic@meduniwien.ac.at |
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Adult Atherosclerosis / physiopathology*, therapy* Case-Control Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise / physiology* Female Humans Male Physical Endurance / physiology* Prospective Studies Recreation Therapy / methods Young Adult |
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