Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension?
Ageing is associated with decreased physical activity, obesity and increased risk of hypertension (HTN). Master athletes (MA) have either pursued a physically active lifestyle throughout their life or initiated exercise or sport later in life. We assessed resting blood pressure (BP) in male and fema...
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| author | Mike Climstein Joe Walsh Mark DeBeliso Tim Heazlewood Trish Sevene Luke Del Vecchio Kent Adams |
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| description | Ageing is associated with decreased physical activity, obesity and increased risk of hypertension (HTN). Master athletes (MA) have either pursued a physically active lifestyle throughout their life or initiated exercise or sport later in life. We assessed resting blood pressure (BP) in male and female World Masters Games (WMG) athletes. This was a cross-sectional, observational study which utilized an online survey to assess the blood pressure (BP) and other physiological parameters. Results: a total of 2793 participants were involved in this study. Key findings included differences between genders with males reporting higher resting SBP (+9.4%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), resting DBP (+5.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and mean arterial pressure (+6.2%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.001) were also identified when comparing WMG athletes’ resting BP results (genders combined) to the general Australian population with WMG athletes having a lower SBP (<i>p</i> < 0.001, −8.4%) and DBP (<i>p</i> < 0.001, −3.6%). Additionally, 19.9% of males and 49.7% of female WMG participants were normotensive whereas 35.7% of the general Australian population were normotensive. Only 8.1% of the WMG athletes (genders combined) were found to be HTN compared to 17.2% in the general Australian population. These findings reflect a low prevalence of HTN in WMG participants and support our hypothesis of a low prevalence of HTN in an active, but aged cohort of MA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edf686ad8736452baffceea25b0de4102023-11-17T21:22:40ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632023-04-011148510.3390/sports11040085Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension?Mike Climstein0Joe Walsh1Mark DeBeliso2Tim Heazlewood3Trish Sevene4Luke Del Vecchio5Kent Adams6Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Research (PASER) Theme, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, QLD 4225, AustraliaSport Science Institute, Sydney, NSW 2000, AustraliaDepartment of Kinesiology and Outdoor Recreation, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT 84720, USASport Science Institute, Sydney, NSW 2000, AustraliaKinesiology Department, California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 93955, USAFaculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, QLD 4225, AustraliaKinesiology Department, California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 93955, USAAgeing is associated with decreased physical activity, obesity and increased risk of hypertension (HTN). Master athletes (MA) have either pursued a physically active lifestyle throughout their life or initiated exercise or sport later in life. We assessed resting blood pressure (BP) in male and female World Masters Games (WMG) athletes. This was a cross-sectional, observational study which utilized an online survey to assess the blood pressure (BP) and other physiological parameters. Results: a total of 2793 participants were involved in this study. Key findings included differences between genders with males reporting higher resting SBP (+9.4%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), resting DBP (+5.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and mean arterial pressure (+6.2%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.001) were also identified when comparing WMG athletes’ resting BP results (genders combined) to the general Australian population with WMG athletes having a lower SBP (<i>p</i> < 0.001, −8.4%) and DBP (<i>p</i> < 0.001, −3.6%). Additionally, 19.9% of males and 49.7% of female WMG participants were normotensive whereas 35.7% of the general Australian population were normotensive. Only 8.1% of the WMG athletes (genders combined) were found to be HTN compared to 17.2% in the general Australian population. These findings reflect a low prevalence of HTN in WMG participants and support our hypothesis of a low prevalence of HTN in an active, but aged cohort of MA.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/11/4/85resting blood pressureveteran athletesexerciserisk factorsphysical activitysports medicine |
| spellingShingle | Mike Climstein Joe Walsh Mark DeBeliso Tim Heazlewood Trish Sevene Luke Del Vecchio Kent Adams Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension? Sports resting blood pressure veteran athletes exercise risk factors physical activity sports medicine |
| title | Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension? |
| title_full | Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension? |
| title_fullStr | Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension? |
| title_short | Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension? |
| title_sort | resting blood pressure in master athletes immune from hypertension |
| topic | resting blood pressure veteran athletes exercise risk factors physical activity sports medicine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/11/4/85 |
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