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Post-exercise systolic blood pressure recovery and adiposity in adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2010

U Dimkpa  and
A C Ugwu
U Dimkpa*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ebonyi State University, PMB 053Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
A C Ugwu
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
*
*Corresponding author: positivedoings@yahoo.com
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Abstract

To determine the incidence of abnormal or delayed systolic blood pressure recovery (SBPR) in relation to the level of adiposity in the adult population; the risk of delayed SBPR in overweight/obese adults relative to their non-overweight/obese controls; and the best predictor of third-minute systolic blood pressure (SBP) ratio and delayed SBPR among four obesity indices – body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Two hundred and ninety-six apparently healthy adults aged 18–48 years participated in the study. Anthropometric variables were measured, and subjects performed cycle ergometer exercise at 80% age-predicted maximum heart rate. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate were measured before and during exercise. BP was further measured immediately after exercise and subsequently at 2 min intervals until recovery to resting position. The incidence and risk of delayed SBPR were higher in the overweight/obese individuals than those in the non-overweight/obese controls. Multivariable regression analyses revealed that BMI in males and WHtR and WHR in females had the strongest relationships (P < 0.05) with post-exercise SBPR. WHtR and BMI had the strongest associations with increased risk of delayed SBPR in the non-overweight/obese and the overweight/obese individuals, respectively. The present findings suggest that WHtR in the non-obese individuals and BMI in the overweight/obese individuals may be the best obesity variables for the prediction of abnormal post-exercise SBP response. Our findings further suggest that a reduction in body weight through healthy activities such as exercise may reduce the incidence and increased risk of delayed SBPR and its associated cardiovascular risks.

Keywords

body mass indexwaist-to-hip ratiowaist-to-height ratiowaist circumferenceergometer exercise
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Research Paper
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Comparative Exercise Physiology , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 2010 , pp. 89 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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