Influence of chronic exercise on carotid atherosclerosis in marathon runners.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The effect of habitual, high-intensity exercise training on the progression of atherosclerosis is unclear. We assessed indices of vascular health (central systolic blood pressure (SBP) and arterial stiffness as well as carotid intima-medial thickness (cIMT)) in addition to cardiovascular risk factors of trained runners versus their untrained spouses or partners to evaluate the impact of exercise on the development of carotid atherosclerosis.

Setting

field study at Boston Marathon.

Participants

42 qualifiers (mean age±SD: 46±13 years, 21 women) for the 2012 Boston Marathon and their sedentary domestic controls (46±12 years, n=21 women).

Outcomes

We measured medical and running history, vital signs, anthropometrics, blood lipids, C reactive protein (CR

SUBMITTER: Taylor BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3927935 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature