The relationship between the experience of sports activities and pulse pressure among male college students

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  • 男子大学生の運動経験年数と脈圧
  • ダンシ ダイガクセイ ノ ウンドウ ケイケン ネンスウ ト ミャクアツ

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Poor lifestyle habits including a lack of exercise and irregular life rhythms are important risk factors for lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity and hypertension. High pulse pressure is known as a risk factor for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases, and renal failure. This study investigated the relationships between the years of sport activity and pulse pressure. The subjects were 47 first year male students aged 18-22 years (mean age; 18.17 ± 0.48 years) in Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University. The questionnaire investigation on the years of sport activity, and measurements of body height, body weight, rate of body fat, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure were conducted. As a result, the group with 10-12 years of sport activity showed significantly lower pulse pressure than the group with that of less than one year (p<0.05). The present results suggest continuous sport activity from childhood may prevent arteriosclerotic diseases.

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