title: Increased leisure-time physical activity is associated with lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in 64-year old women with impaired glucose tolerance.
abstract: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of factors that confer an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity as well as mortality. It is established that physical activity (PA) has a protective role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, mainly through favorable effects on traditional risk factors such as body mass and blood pressure. We assessed the prevalence of MetS in a population-based sample of 64-year-old women with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) with respect to leisure-time PA (LTPA). The results showed an inverse linear association (P < .05) between LTPA and MetS in this group. In conclusion, this study suggests that an increased PA level has an important role in preventing MetS in women with IGT.
authors.affiliation: The Wallenberg Laboratory at Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, The Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: Carljohan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Behre
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose