Associations of aerobic and strength exercise with clinical laboratory test values.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical exercise may affect levels of blood-based biomarkers. However, exercise status is seldom considered in the interpretation of laboratory results. This study reports the associations between habitual exercise participation and clinical laboratory test results.

Methods

The effects of days per week of aerobic and strength exercise participation on laboratory test results for 26 biomarkers in young adults aged 18 to 34 years (n = 80,111) were evaluated using percentile distribution analyses and multivariate regression.

Results

In both men and women, more days per week of either aerobic or strength exercise were significantly associated with lower levels of glucose, hemoglobin A1c, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, estimated glomerular f

SUBMITTER: Fragala MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5653181 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature