Changes in exercise habits and pulse wave velocity with lifestyle modification in Japanese

Nobuyuki Miyatake, Noriko Sakano, Takeshi Saito, Takeyuki Numata

Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama Health Foundation, Okayama, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2012.22008                

Abstract

We investigated the changes in exercise habits and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) with lifestyle modification in Japanese. We used data for 105 men (48.2 ± 13.8 years) and 110 women (48.6 ± 12.1 years) without any medications with a 1-year follow up. Subjects were given advice for dietary and lifestyle improvement. At the 1-year follow up, body weight and body mass index (BMI) were significantly decreased in both sexes. Abdominal circumference was significantly decreased in men. In addition, changes in exercise habits were noted in both sexes. In separate analysis in subjects without exercise habits at baseline, the changes in baPWV with exercise habits at follow up was lower than that without exercise habits at follow up in both sexes, but not at a significant level. Lifestyle modification may increase exercise habits, however, it did not evidently change baPWV in this population.

Keywords

Lifestyle Modification; baPWV; Exercise Habits

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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