Aerobic Capacity and Coronary Risk Factors in a Middle-Aged Army Population

摘要

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between coronary risk factors (CRF) and aerobic capacity measured by the direct determination of oxygen uptake during maximal exercise testing. Subjects comprised 295 male Army personnel (40-53 yrs of age) who underwent multiple serial screening procedures to include a medical and physical evaluation, calculation of a Framingham risk factor index (RI) and a graded treadmill exercise test (GXT) with the determination of peak oxygen uptake (pVO sub 2). CRF included resting systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, triglycerides (TRIG), fasting blood sugar (FBS), smoking history, resting ECG, and percent body fat (% BF). The results, although cross-sectional, imply that a high level of aerobic capacity is associated with lower coronary risk factors.