Increased Leisure-Time Physical Activity is Associated With Lower Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in 64-Year Old Women With Impaired Glucose Tolerance.
| Autor: | Bergström, Göran, Behre, CarlJohan, Schmidt, Caroline |
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ACADEMIC medical centers
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors CHI-squared test STATISTICAL correlation LEISURE PREDIABETIC state QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH funding T-test (Statistics) CROSS-sectional method METABOLIC syndrome PHYSICAL activity DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics DISEASE complications MIDDLE age PREVENTION |
| Zdroj: | Angiology; Aug2012, Vol. 63 Issue 6, p297-301, 5p |
| Abstrakt: | The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of factors that confer an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity as well as mortality. It is established that physical activity (PA) has a protective role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, mainly through favorable effects on traditional risk factors such as body mass and blood pressure. We assessed the prevalence of MetS in a population-based sample of 64-year-old women with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) with respect to leisure-time PA (LTPA). The results showed an inverse linear association (P < .05) between LTPA and MetS in this group. In conclusion, this study suggests that an increased PA level has an important role in preventing MetS in women with IGT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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