scholarly journals Blood pressure and BMI in adolescents in Aracaju, Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1064-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorinde Polderman ◽  
Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel ◽  
José Augusto S Barreto-Filho ◽  
Rik Roelofs ◽  
Ricardo Emanoel de O Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Socio Economic Status

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) and the association of overweight and obesity with high BP among adolescents in Aracaju, Brazil.DesignCross-sectional study. The main outcome measure was the proportion of adolescents with high BP (sex-, age- and height-specific ≥95th percentile). The main predictor variables were overweight and obesity defined according to the criteria of the International Obesity Task Force. Other covariates included age, socio-economic status and leisure-time physical activity.SettingAracaju, Brazil, capital city of Sergipe State, north-eastern Brazil.SubjectsA random sample of 1002 adolescents (442 boys and 560 girls) aged 12–17 years selected from twenty public schools and ten private schools were studied.ResultsThe prevalence of high BP was 16·9 % (95 % CI 13·1, 21·7) in boys and 12·9 % (95 % CI 9·0, 18·0) in girls. After adjusting for age, socio-economic status and leisure-time physical activity in both boys and girls, overweight (prevalence ratio (PR) = 1·93, 95 % CI 1·08, 3·48; PR = 4·34, 95 % CI 2·58, 7·30, respectively) and obesity (PR = 4·87, 95 % CI 2·35, 10·11; PR = 5·18, 95 % CI 2·67, 10·06, respectively) were found to be associated with high BP.ConclusionsThese findings indicate a high prevalence of high BP in both boys and girls in Aracaju, Brazil. Overweight and obesity were strongly associated with high BP. These findings underscore the urgent need for public health measures to prevent increasing high BP in adolescents in Brazil. Targeting intervention in adolescence may be a critical method for preventing high BP in later life.

scholarly journals Comparison of Metabolic Syndrome, Uric Acid and Leisure Time Physical Activity between Former Athletes and Non-Athlees

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-95
Author(s):  
Zayed M. Altowerqi ◽  
Zainal Abidin Bin Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Former Athletes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
High Level

This study aims to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS), overweight and obesity, uric acid (UA), and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) among former athletes and non-athletes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Moreover, to determine the effects of previous high intensity training on MS risk factors, overweight and obesity, and UA. Seventy-five (75) former athletes and twenty-six (26) non-athletes, aged between 26 and 60 years old, participated in this study. Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), and blood samples were collected by the researcher. LTPA was reported by participants. The study results showed that 38.61% of former athletes have MS and 17.82% of non-athletes have MS. The study also showed that 31.68% of former athletes were overweight and 26.73% were obese. However, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among non-athletes was 9.90%. 23.76% of former athletes had high level of UA, whereas 14.85% of non-athletes had high level of UA. According to the study findings 28% former athletes participated in high physical activity (PA), 38.67% in moderate PA, and 33.33% in low PA, while 19.23% of non-athletes participated in high PA, 38.46% in moderate PA, and 42.31% in low PA. Former athletes had lower mean of body mass index, WC, fasting blood glucose (FBG), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and UA than non-athletes. In addition, higher mean of low high-density lipoprotein (HDL).  However, former athletes had higher mean of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and triglycerides (TG) than non-athletes.

scholarly journals Physical activity, sedentary time and their associations with clustered metabolic risk among people with type 2 diabetes in Jiangsu province: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e027906
Author(s):  
Yijia Chen ◽  
Jie Yang ◽  
Jian Su ◽  
Yu Qin ◽  
Chong Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Metabolic Risk

ObjectiveInvestigating the association between total physical activity, physical activity in different domains and sedentary time with clustered metabolic risk in patients with type 2 diabetes from Jiangsu province, China.DesignInterview-based cross-sectional study conducted between December 2013 and January 2014.Setting44 selected townships across two cities, Changshu and Huai’an, in Jiangsu province.Participants20 340 participants selected using stratified cluster-randomised sampling and an interviewer-managed questionnaire.MethodsWe constructed clustered metabolic risk by summing sex-specific standardised values of waist circumference, fasting triacylglycerol, fasting plasma glucose, systolic blood pressure and the inverse of blood high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol). Self-reported total physical activity included occupation, commuting and leisure-time physical activity. The un-standardised regression coefficient [B] and its 95% CI were calculated using multivariate linear regression analyses.ResultsThis study included 17 750 type 2 diabetes patients (aged 21–94 years, 60.3% female). The total (B=−0.080; 95% CI: −0.114 to −0.046), occupational (B=−0.066; 95% CI: −0.101 to− 0.031) and leisure-time physical activity (B=−0.041; 95% CI: −0.075 to −0.007), and sedentary time (B=0.117; 95% CI: 0.083 to 0.151) were associated with clustered metabolic risk. Total physical activity, occupational physical activity and sedentary time were associated with waist circumference, triacylglycerol and HDL-cholesterol, but not with systolic blood pressure. Commuting physical activity and sedentary time were significantly associated with triacylglycerol (B=−0.012; 95% CI: −0.019 to −0.005) and fasting plasma glucose (B=0.008; 95% CI: 0.003 to 0.01), respectively. Leisure-time physical activity was only significantly associated with systolic blood pressure (B=−0.239; 95% CI: −0.542 to− 0.045).ConclusionsTotal, occupational and leisure-time physical activity were inversely associated with clustered metabolic risk, whereas sedentary time increased metabolic risk. Commuting physical activity was inversely associated with triacylglycerol. These findings suggest that increased physical activity in different domains and decreased sedentary time may have protective effects against metabolic risk in type 2 diabetes patients.

Greater daily leisure time physical activity is associated with lower chronic disease risk in adults with spinal cord injury

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 640-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea C. Buchholz ◽  
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis ◽  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
B. Catharine Craven ◽  
Audrey L. Hicks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Cord Injury

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and common risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes in community-dwelling adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). LTPA was measured using the Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with SCI in 76 men and women with chronic (≥1 year) paraplegia or tetraplegia, living in or near Hamilton, Ontario. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, body composition (fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM)), blood pressure, and biochemical data were collected. Thirty-seven percent (n = 28 participants) were inactive, reporting no LTPA whatsoever, and were compared with an equal-sized group consisting of the most active study participants (≥25 min of LTPA per day). After adjusting for significant covariates, BMI (18.7%), %FM (19.4%), and C-reactive protein (143%) were all lower, and %FFM was higher (7.2%), in active participants (all p ≤ 0.05). Ten percent of active participants vs. 33% of inactive participants were insulin resistant (p = 0.03). Waist circumference (17.6%) and systolic blood pressure (15.3%) were lower in active vs. inactive participants with paraplegia (both p ≤ 0.05), but not tetraplegia. In conclusion, greater daily LTPA is associated with lower levels of selected CVD and type 2 diabetes risk factors in individuals living with SCI. Whether this relationship translates into a lower incidence of these chronic diseases has yet to be determined.

scholarly journals Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Other Factors in Relation to Blood Pressure in Japanese-Americans in Hawaii, USA.

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longjian LIU ◽  
Tomo KANDA ◽  
Miki SAGARA ◽  
Satomi HIRAO ◽  
Naomi YASUI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Japanese Americans

scholarly journals Does leisure-time physical activity attenuate or eliminate the positive association between obesity and high blood pressure?

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 959-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
André O Werneck ◽  
Adewale L Oyeyemi ◽  
Aline M Gerage ◽  
Edilson S Cyrino ◽  
Célia L Szwarcwald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Positive Association

scholarly journals Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity: a population-based study in southern Brazil

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juvenal Soares Dias-da-Costa ◽  
Pedro Curi Hallal ◽  
Jonathan Charles Kingdon Wells ◽  
Tiago Daltoé ◽  
Sandra Costa Fuchs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional

We aimed to measure the prevalence of physical inactivity (PI) during leisure time and to identify variables associated with it in a southern Brazilian adult population. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out, covering a multiple-stage sample of 1,968 subjects aged 20-69 years. Weekly participation in leisure-time physical activity was addressed. For each activity, energy expenditure was calculated using data on duration, metabolic equivalent, and body weight. Energy expenditures of individual activities were summed to give a weekly total. PI was defined as fewer than 1,000 kilocalories per week. The prevalence of PI was 80.7% (95%CI: 78.9-82.4). After adjusted analyses, the following variables were positively associated with the outcome: female gender, age, living with a partner, and smoking. Schooling and economic status were inversely associated with PI. Chronically undernourished individuals were significantly more likely to be inactive. We found no differences according to skin color or alcohol consumption. In conclusion, the prevalence of PI in this adult population was higher than in populations from developed countries, but the associated variables were similar.

scholarly journals Relation between leisure-time physical activity and blood pressure in older women.

Circulation ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
P D Reaven ◽  
E Barrett-Connor ◽  
S Edelstein
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity
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