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Sustained and shorter bouts of physical activity are related to cardiovascular health

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posted on 2014-08-06, 10:24 authored by Nicole L. Glazer, Asya Lyass, Dale EsligerDale Esliger, Susan J. Blease, Patty S. Freedson, Joseph M. Massaro, Joanne M. Murabito, Ramachandran S. Vasan
Purpose: Whereas greater physical activity (PA) is known to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD), the relative importance of performing PA in sustained bouts of activity versus shorter bouts of activity on CVD risk is not known. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), measured in bouts 10 and <10 min, and CVD risk factors in a well-characterized community-based sample of white adults. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 2109 participants in the Third Generation Cohort of the Framingham Heart Study (mean age = 47 yr, 55% women) who underwent objective assessment of PA by accelerometry over 5-7 d. Total MVPA, MVPA done in bouts 10 min (MVPA10+), and MVPA done in bouts <10 min (MVPA<10) were calculated. MVPA exposures were related to individual CVD risk factors, including measures of adiposity and blood lipid and glucose levels, using linear and logistic regression. Results: Total MVPA was significantly associated with higher HDL levels and with lower triglycerides, BMI, waist circumference, and Framingham risk score (P < 0.0001). MVPA<10 showed similar statistically significant associations with these CVD risk factors (P < 0.001). Compliance with national guidelines (150 min of total MVPA) was significantly related to lower BMI, triglycerides, Framingham risk score, waist circumference, higher HDL, and a lower prevalence of obesity and impaired fasting glucose (P < 0.001 for all). Conclusions: Our cross-sectional observations on a large middle-age community-based sample confirm a positive association of MVPA with a healthier CVD risk factor profile and indicate that accruing PA in bouts <10 min may favorably influence cardiometabolic risk. Additional investigations are warranted to confirm our findings. © 2012 by the American College of Sports Medicine.

Funding

The present investigation was supported by contract NO-1 HC25195 to Boston University from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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School

  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volume

45

Issue

1

Pages

109 - 115

Citation

GLAZER, N.L. ... et al., 2013. Sustained and shorter bouts of physical activity are related to cardiovascular health. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45(1), pp.109-115.

Publisher

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (©The American College of Sports Medicine)

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  • NA (Not Applicable or Unknown)

Publication date

2013

Notes

This item is Closed Access.

ISSN

0195-9131

eISSN

1530-0315

Language

  • en

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