Exercise, blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels in a Caribbean population.
This study used a population-based sample of 407 Seventh-day Adventists in Barbados to determine the relationship between physical activity, blood sugar, hypertension, and cholesterol levels. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select participants: 37.6% were male and 62.4% female. No significant association was found between exercise and the outcome variables: blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels of participants. However, females appeared to be more sedentary when compared to males. A significant association was seen between weekly exercise and triglycerides, but only in male participants.
Loma Linda University, California 92350, USA. nmodeste@llu.edu
Naomi N
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Modeste
Noel
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Brathwaite
Henry S
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Fraser
See Wei
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Toh
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001460:Barbados; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033303:Protestantism; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol