The Effect of Physical Activity on Arterial Stiffness, Inflammation and Lipoproteins among 30-65-Year-Old Men

Harri J. Saarinen; Hanna Pohjantähti-Maaroos; Riitta Antikainen; Jorma T. Lahtela; Ari Palomäki

doi:10.5334/PAAH.230

The Effect of Physical Activity on Arterial Stiffness, Inflammation and Lipoproteins among 30-65-Year-Old Men

Harri J. Saarinen^*
, Hanna Pohjantähti-Maaroos
, Riitta Antikainen
, Jorma T. Lahtela
, Ari Palomäki

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Introduction: Obesity and an inactive lifestyle increase risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. We did a cross-sectional study on 120 men with and 80 men without metabolic syndrome to investigate the connection between patient-reported physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: The subjects' daily amount of physical exercise was assessed with a structured questionnaire regarding normal weekly amount, type and mode of physical activity. The subjects were stratified into different groups regarding their physical activity and metabolic syndrome status. We compared lipid levels, resting heart rate, hs-CRP, HbA1c and arterial elasticity of the subjects in different groups. Results: Subjects with metabolic syndrome and high amounts of daily physical activity had higher resting heart rate, hs-CRP, triglycerides and lower HDL cholesterol than their counterparts without metabolic syndrome who reported lower levels of daily physical activity. Conclusions: An increase in daily physical activity was associated with lower HbA1c among men with metabolic syndrome up to the level of subjects without metabolic syndrome. Increasing physical activity solely is an insufficient strategy for improving all the unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors related to metabolic syndrome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-152
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physical Activity and Health
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5334/PAAH.230
Publication status	Published - 2023
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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This work was supported by research grant from the Orion Research Foundation sr. None of the sponsors had a role in any aspect of the present study, including design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, approval of the manuscript, and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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Keywords

arterial stiffness
cholesterol
diabetes
inflammation
metabolic syndrome
physical activity

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anatomy
Health(social science)
Physiology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitation

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