title: Relationship between blood pressure response during step exercise test and atherosclerotic markers.
abstract: Abstract The relationship between blood pressure (BP) response to exercise and atherosclerotic markers were evaluated in a population based sample of 426 normotensive subjects. The subjects with greater increase of SBP during exercise and delayed recovery of SBP after exercise showed higher hs-CRP and SBP2. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the greater BP response and delayed BP recovery were independently associated with SBP2 after adjusting for resting SBP, age, and gender. These results suggest that early atherosclerosis may contribute to greater BP responses to exercise, supporting the concept that exercise BP adds incremental information of cardiovascular risks to resting BP.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University , Wakayama , Japan.
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Idoue
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Utsumi
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyai
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwahara
authors.forename: Sonomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uematsu
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: Momoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buyo
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Arteriosclerosis; cardiovascular diseases; exercise blood pressure; intima media thickness; metabolic equivalents; step test