Relationships between pulse wave velocity and heart rate variability in healthy men with a range of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels

2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 516-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Perkins ◽  
A. Owen ◽  
I. L. Swaine ◽  
J. D. Wiles
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 716-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung Joon Joo ◽  
Sang-A Cho ◽  
Jae-Young Cho ◽  
Seunghun Lee ◽  
Jae Hyung Park ◽  
...  

Background:Although the relationship between physical activity and arterial stiffness has been shown in healthy persons, it remains controversial in obese persons.Methods:From January 2014 to September 2014, we evaluated 795 obese subjects from 25 public health centers in Seoul, Korea. We compared physical activity and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) between obese subjects with metabolic syndrome (MetS) (MO) and obese subjects without MetS (NMO).Results:The MO group had more men, higher body mass index (BMI), higher fasting glucose level, lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level, and higher triglyceride level. The mean physical activity levels were similar between the 2 groups. baPWV was higher in the MO group than the NMO group. MO group showed positive correlation between baPWV and physical activity (Ptrend = 0.04). Interestingly, baPWV was significantly higher in the MO group than in the NMO group in subjects with moderate and vigorous physical activity (1403.4 cm/sec vs 1349 cm/sec [95% CI 21.4 to 87.4], P < .05). Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity was apparently associated with age, BMI, blood pressure, and glucose level.Conclusions:In a community-based population, baPWV was higher in obese MetS group compared with obese non-MetS group. Physical activity showed different association with baPWV depending on metabolic status.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211985225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junichiro Hayano ◽  
Masaya Kisohara ◽  
Yutaka Yoshida ◽  
Hiroyuki Sakano ◽  
Emi Yuda

Objectives: Senility death is defined as natural death in the elderly who do not have a cause of death to be described otherwise and, if human life is finite, it may be one of the ultimate goals of medicine and healthcare. A recent survey in Japan reports that municipalities with a high senility death ratio have lower healthcare costs per late-elderly person. However, the causes of regional differences in senility death ratio and their biomedical determinants were unknown. In this study, we examined the relationships of the regional difference in senility death ratio with the regional differences in heart rate variability and physical activity. Methods: We compared the age-adjusted senility death ratio of all Japanese prefectures with the regional averages of heart rate variability and actigraphic physical activity obtained from a physiological big data of Allostatic State Mapping by Ambulatory ECG Repository (ALLSTAR). Results: The age-adjusted senility death ratio of 47 Japanese prefectures in 2015 ranged from 1.2% to 3.6% in men and from 3.5% to 7.8% in women. We compared these ratios with the age-adjusted indices of heart rate variability in 108,865 men and 136,536 women and of physical activity level in 16,661 men and 21,961 women. Heart rate variability indices and physical activity levels that are known to be associated with low mortality risk were higher in prefectures with higher senility death ratio. Conclusion: The regional senility death ratio in Japan may be associated with regional health status as reflected in heart rate variability and physical activity levels.


2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 925-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mutsuhiro NAKAO ◽  
Kyoko NOMURA ◽  
Kanae KARITA ◽  
Mariko NISHIKITANI ◽  
Eiji YANO

Global Heart ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e80
Author(s):  
K. Hristova ◽  
R. Marinov ◽  
G. Stamenov ◽  
K. Chaceva ◽  
M. Michova ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. e102
Author(s):  
Krasimira Hristova ◽  
Rumen Marinov ◽  
Georgi Stamenov ◽  
Kristina Chacheva ◽  
Marina Michova ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola D. Ridgers ◽  
Stuart J. Fairclough ◽  
Gareth Stratton

Background:Recess is an opportunity for children to engage in daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the 12-month effects of a playground intervention on children’s moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) during morning and lunchtime recess.Methods:Four hundred and seventy children (232 boys, 238 girls) from 26 elementary schools participated in the study. Fifteen schools redesigned the playground environment using playground markings and physical structures. Eleven schools served as socioeconomic matched controls. Physical activity levels were quantified using heart rate and accelerometry at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months post-intervention. A 3-level (time, pupil, and school) multilevel analysis was used to determine the effects of the intervention across time on MVPA and VPA.Results:Positive yet nonsignificant intervention effects were found for MVPA and VPA during morning and lunchtime recess. Intervention children were more active during recess than control children. Interactions revealed that the intervention effect was stronger at 6 months than 12 months post-intervention.Conclusions:A playground markings and physical structures intervention had a positive effect on intervention children’s morning and lunchtime MVPA and VPA when assessed using heart rate and accelerometry, but this effect is strongest 6-months post-intervention and decreased between 6 months and 12 months.


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