Artery Research

Volume 19, Issue C, September 2017, Pages 24 - 28

The acute effect of maximal aerobic and isometric exercise on arterial stiffness parameters in boys and men

Authors
Elizabeth C. Schroedera, *, Sushant M. Ranadiveb, 1, Kevin S. Heffernanb, 2, Sae Young Jaeb, 3, Bo Fernhallb, 4
aDepartment of Kinesiology & Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
bDepartment of Kinesiology & Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
1

Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.

2

Department of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States.

3

Department of Sport Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea.

4

Department of Kinesiology & Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.

*Corresponding author. Integrative Physiology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1640 W. Roosevelt Road (MC 529), Chicago, IL 60608, United States. E-mail address: eschro7@uic.edu (E.C. Schroeder).
Corresponding Author
Elizabeth C. Schroeder
Received 1 August 2016, Revised 13 March 2017, Accepted 1 May 2017, Available Online 23 May 2017.
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2017.05.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Arterial stiffness; Exercise; Aerobic; Isometric
Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate whether the acute effects of aerobic or isometric exercise on arterial stiffness parameters differ between boys and men.

Methods: Fourteen boys (10 ± 2 years, BMI 17.8 ± 1.9 kg/m2) and nine men (26 ± 3 years, BMI 24.4 ± 3.3 kg/m2) completed maximal aerobic and isometric exercise testing. Blood pressure and arterial stiffness parameters [β-stiffness index, central pulse wave velocity (PWV)] were measured at rest, 5- and 20-min post-exercise.

Results: Systolic blood pressure (SBP) increased at 5 min and returned to resting values at 20 min in both groups for aerobic exercise (time p < 0.01). Men had a greater increase in SBP at 5 min post-isometric exercise than boys (interaction p < 0.01). Diastolic blood pressure was not different between groups for either exercise mode. At 5 min, aerobic exercise induced increases in β-stiffness index with greater increases seen in men (interaction p < 0.01). Isometric exercise resulted in opposite β-stiffness index responses; men increased whereas boys decreased (interaction p < 0.05). Boys had lower baseline PWV than men at all time points (p < 0.01) and PWV significantly increased in men at 5 min post-aerobic exercise (p = 0.01); this interaction approached significance (p = 0.051).

Conclusion: Boys show a differential arterial stiffness response following both aerobic and isometric exercise in comparison to men, which may be attributable to the seemingly quicker SBP recovery seen in boys.

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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
19 - C
Pages
24 - 28
Publication Date
2017/05/23
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2017.05.001How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.

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