Indicadores antropométricos, mas não a aptidão aeróbia, se associam com a reatividade vascular de pressão arterial em homens

Reginaldo Luiz Nascimento; Francisco Navarro; Mario Sevilio Junior; Ricardo Ariel Costa Souza; Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira

doi:10.6063/motricidade.2708

Anthropometric parameters, but not aerobic fitness, associates with vascular reactivity of blood pressure in men

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Reginaldo Luiz Nascimento Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina
Francisco Navarro Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís
Mario Sevilio Junior Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís
Ricardo Ariel Costa Souza Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina
Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina

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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.2708

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify the association between anthropometric parameters and aerobic fitness with vascular reactivity of blood pressure (VR_BP) at healthy male subjects. It was assessed in forty apparently healthy male (27.3 ± 6.3 years; 77.2 ± 11.5 kg; 175.7 ± 6.9 cm) the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-rip ratio (WRR), body fat (%BF), maximum oxygen uptake (VO₂max) and a VR test of BP (Cold Pressor Test - CPT) with immersion of hand in the water (4º Celsius during 1 min). There was no association between aerobic fitness (VO₂max below or above of mean and relationship test) and VR_BP (p> 0.05). Anthropometric indicators as BMI (r= 0.31 / 0.54), WC (r= 0.30 / 0.49), WRR (r= 0.30 / 0.36) and %BF (r= 0.31 / 0.35) showed positive relationships with VR_BP (p< 0.05). However, only WC during the CPT (β= 0.30 / 0.43) and BMI after the CPT (β= 0.54 / 0.81) were predictors of VR_BP (p≤ 0.05). We conclude that anthropometric indicators showed independents relationships with VR_BP. Nevertheless, only the WC (during) and BMI (after) were significant predictors of VR_BP, suggesting that body adiposity, independent of aerobic fitness, have an important role as a cardiovascular risk factor.

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2014-09-01

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Nascimento, R. L., Navarro, F., Junior, M. S., Souza, R. A. C., & Moreira, S. R. (2014). Anthropometric parameters, but not aerobic fitness, associates with vascular reactivity of blood pressure in men. Motricidade, 10(3), 12–20. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.2708

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2014)

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