Peak systolic blood pressure during preparticipation exercise testing in 12,083 athletes: age, sex, and workload-indexed values and predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Assessment of blood pressure during exercise is routine in athletes, but normal values remain equivocal. This study examines the response of systolic blood pressure (SBP) to exercise in a large cohort of athletes and establishes normative values by sex and age.

Methods

Competitive athletes free of cardiovascular disease underwent pre-participation exercise testing on a bicycle ergometer. Resting (SBPrest) and peak blood pressure (SBPpeak), heart rate (HRrest and HRpeak), and power output (WR) were recorded. Workload indexed values were calculated.

Results

The cohort included 12,083 athletes (median age 15 years, 26.9% female). Median peak exercise SBP was similar between sexes, but WR-indexed measures including SBP/WR ratio and SBP/(WR/kg) slope were higher in fem

SUBMITTER: Pesova P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621218 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature