Physical Fitness and Perceived Stress
| Autor: | Jerrel Zoltec, Lawrence A. Labbate, Andrew Litfman, Marvin A. Oleshansky, Maurizio Fava, Paul Harig |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Physical fitness Cardiovascular risk factors Coronary Artery Disease Risk Blood lipids medicine.disease Affect (psychology) Oxygen uptake Coronary artery disease Psychiatry and Mental health Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Internal medicine Cohort medicine Cardiology Physical therapy business Psychology human activities Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatics. 36:555-560 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3182 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0033-3182(95)71611-5 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated the relationship between two biochemical risk factors for coronary artery disease, serum lipids and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), and both fitness and perceived stress among a cohort of senior male Army officers (N = 331). The participants underwent a number of assessments gauging their fitness [exercise tolerance as measured by maximum ventilatory oxygen uptake (MVO 2 )], psychological well-being, and biochemical cardiovascular risk factors. Perceived stress was significantly and inversely related to DHEA-S levels, even after adjusting for age, though no relationship was found between perceived stress and serum lipids. Significant correlations were found between MVO 2 , and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and inversely between MVO 2 and triglycerides. Overall, the study's findings are generally consistent with the view that psychological stress and physical activity have opposite effects on parameters that affect cardiovascular status. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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