REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: CORRELATION WITH CONVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
Keywords:
ٌRegular physical activity, conventional cardiovascular risk factors cardiovascular disease riskAbstract
Objective: To correlate regular physical activity (RPA) with conventional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. Methods: In this study, 116 young adult males , 56 physically active and 60 physically inactive (sedentary), were included. Measurement of body mass index (BMI), basal energy expenditure (BEE) systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP ) and serum concentrations of fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC) , triglyceride (TG) , low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) were performed. Results: Correlation and regression analysis revealed significant negative correlation of RPA with BMI (r: -0.414, P: 0.000), BEE (r: - 0.388, P: 0.000) SBP (r: -0.418, P: 0.000), DBP (r: -0.439, P: 0.000) ), FBG (r: -0.425, P: 0.000), TC (r -0.291, P: 0.002) , TG (r: -0.408, P: 0.000) , LDL-C (r: -0.305, P: 0.001), and significant positive correlation with HDL-C ( r :+0.430, P: 0.000). Conclusion: The study demonstrated a strong inverse relationship between RPA and CVD risk. Therefore, practicing moderate RPA is crucial to maintain healthy life and improve cardiovascular fitness, and this considerably reduces the future risk of CVD and its adverse clinical consequences.References
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