Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and submaximal systolic blood pressure among young adult men

Background: ‪The aim of this work was to examine the extent to which cardiorespiratory fitness, blood pressure, and optimism/pessimism predict adults’ satisfaction with life. Material and methods: ‪Sixty-eight adults seeking cardiovascular health screening in a private clinic were tested. Participants’ blood pressure, optimism/pessimism, and satisfaction with life were recorded. The YMCA cycle ergometer test was used for estimating participants’ aerobic fitness (VO2 max). Based on 140/90 mm Hg blood pressure cut-off value, participants were classified into two groups. Results: ‪A bootstrapped hierarchical multivariate regression analysis revealed that VO2 max, systolic blood pressure, optimism, and pessimism jointly accounted for 46% of the variance (R2 = 0.501, R2 adjusted = 0.462) in life satisfaction. Furthermore, a bootstrapped multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that Stage 2 hypertensives reported lower life satisfaction (p = 0.007) than the others with lower blood pressure readings. Conclusions: ‪This study is the first to reveal that almost half of the total variance in life satisfaction is accounted by cardiorespiratory fitness, systolic blood pressure, optimism, and pessimism. The present work also shows that individuals in Stage 2 hypertension are less satisfied with their lives than individuals with lower blood pressure values. These preliminary findings should stimulate both epidemiological and longitudinal research in the area.

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Metabolic Markers in Healthy Young Adult Men

Journal of Physical Therapy Science ◽

10.1589/jpts.23.845 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 845-849 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Chiaki Yagura ◽

Noboru Takamura ◽

Yoshinobu Goto ◽

Hajime Sugihara ◽

Takeshi Sota ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Healthy Young Adult ◽

Metabolic Markers ◽

Adult Men

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Cardiovascular fitness and risk of migraine: a large, prospective population-based study of Swedish young adult men

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029147 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. e029147

Author(s):

Jenny Nyberg ◽

Sara Gustavsson ◽

Mattias Linde ◽

N David Åberg ◽

Jessica L Rohmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Young Adult ◽

Population Attributable Fraction ◽

Population Based ◽

Cardiovascular Fitness ◽

Attributable Fraction ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Adult Men ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Specific Medication

ObjectivesTo examine the longitudinal relationship between cardiovascular fitness in young adult men and future risk of migraine and to estimate eventual differential effects among categories of body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure.DesignNational, prospective, population-based cohort study.SettingSweden 1968–2014.Participants18-year-old Swedish men (n=1 819 828) who underwent mandatory military conscription examinations during the years 1968–2005.Primary and secondary outcomesThe primary outcome was the first dispensation of prescribed migraine-specific medication, identified using the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. The secondary outcome was documented migraine diagnosis from the Swedish National Hospital Register.ResultsDuring follow-up, 22 533 men filled a prescription for migraine-specific medication. After confounding adjustment, compared with high cardiovascular fitness, low and medium fitness increased the risk of migraine-specific medication (risk ratio (RR)low: 1.29, 95% CI 1.24 to 1.35; population attributable fraction: 3.6%, 95% CI 1.7% to 5.3% and RRmedium: 1.15, 95% CI 1.12 to 1.19; population attributable fraction: 8.0%, 95% CI 4.0% to 11.7%). To assess potential effect measure modification, stratified analyses of these association by levels of BMI and blood pressure showed that lower fitness levels increased risk of migraine across all groups except among underweight men or men with high diastolic blood pressure.ConclusionsYoung men with a lower cardiovascular fitness had a higher long-term risk of developing pharmacological prescription-requiring migraine. This study contributes with information regarding risk factors for migraine in men, an understudied population in migraine research.

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Hubungan kadar hematokrit dengan tekanan darah pada pria dewasa muda obesitas sentral

e-CliniC ◽

10.35790/ecl.4.2.2016.14455 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Nadiah D. Puspitarinie ◽

Frans E. Wantania ◽

Linda W.A. Rotty

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Young Adult ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Adult Males ◽

Hematocrit Level ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Young Adult Males ◽

North Sulawesi

Abstract: Abdominal obesity is the accumulation of body fat in the abdomen that is most prevalent in males. The prevalence of abdominal obesity in Indonesia increased from 2007 (18.8%) to 2013 (26.6%) and North Sulawesi was the second rank of abdominal obesity among other provinces. Some studies suggested that there was a relationship between hematocrit, blood viscosity, and blood pressure, however, there is no study about these three parameters in young adult males with abdominal obesity so far. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between hematocrit and systolic blood pressure (SBP) as well as diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in young adult males with abdominal obesity. This was a cross-sectional analytical study in 42 male students aged 18-40 years of Faculty of Medicine, University of Sam Ratulangi Manado. The Spearman correlation test showed r= 0.208 and p= 0.186 for hematocrit level and SBP; and r= 0.339 and p= 0.028 for hematocrit level and DBP. Conclusion: There was a significant positive relationship between hematocrit and diastolic blood pressure but not with systolic blood pressure in male young adults with abdominal obesity.Keywords: blood pressure, hematocrit, abdominal obesity Abstrak: Obesitas sentral adalah penumpukan lemak dalam tubuh di bagian perut, paling banyak terjadi pada pria. Prevalensi obesitas sentral di Indonesia mengalami peningkatan dari tahun 2007 (18,8%) hingga tahun 2013 (26,6 %) dimana Sulawesi Utara merupakan provinsi kedua tertinggi dengan obesitas sentral pada tahun 2013. Beberapa penelitian menyatakan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara kadar hematokrit, viskositas darah, dan tekanan darah namun penelitian secara khusus pada pria dewasa muda dengan obesitas sentral belum pernah dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan kadar hematokrit dengan tekanan darah sistolik (TDS) dan diastolik (TDD) pada pria dewasa muda obesitas sentral. Jenis penelitian ialah analitik korelasi dengan desain potong lintang pada 42 mahasiswa pria usia 18-40 tahun di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Hasil uji korelasi Spearman mendapatkan nilai r= 0,208 dan nilai p= 0,186 pada kadar hematokrit dengan TDS. Hasil uji korelasi Spearman mendapatkan nilai r= 0,339 dan nilai p= 0,028 pada kadar hematokrit dengan TDD. Simpulan: Pada pria dewasa muda dengan obesitas sentral didapatkan hubungan bermakna antara kadar hematokrit dengan tekanan darah diastolik namun tidak dengan tekanan darah sistolik. Kata kunci: tekanan darah, hematokrit, obesitas sentral

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