Wilson, Kathleen L; Tomfohr, Lianne; Edwards, Kate; Knott, Cindy; Hong, Suzi; Redwine, Laura; Calfas, Karen; Rock, Cheryl L; von Känel, Roland; Mills, Paul J (2012). Effects of Aerobic Fitness and Adiposity on Coagulation Biomarkers in Men vs. Women with Elevated Blood Pressure. European journal of cardiovascular medicine, 2(2), pp. 122-128. London: Healthcare Bulletin
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)A hypercoagulable state is a potential mechanism linking elevated blood pressure (BP), adiposity and a sedentary lifestyle to development of coronary heart disease (CHD). We examined relationships among aerobic fitness and adiposity in 76 sedentary subjects with elevated BP. Blood levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), D-dimer, von Willebrand factor (vWF) and thrombomodulin were assessed as biomarkers of coagulation. In individuals with elevated BP, percent body fat and fitness were associated with biomarkers indicative of a hypercoagulable state, even after demographic and metabolic factors were considered. D-dimer was positively associated with percent body fat (beta=0.37, p=0.003). PAI-1 was higher in men than in women (beta=-0.31, p=0.015) and associated with lower VO2peak (beta=-0.35, p=0.024). Thrombomodulin was positively associated with VO2peak (beta=0.56, p< 0.01). vWF was not significantly associated with fitness or adiposity. Our results emphasise that both percent body fat and physical fitness are important in the maintenance of haemostatic balance.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology > Centre of Competence for Psychosomatic Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
von Känel, Roland |
ISSN: |
2042-4884 |
Publisher: |
Healthcare Bulletin |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:36 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:11 |
PubMed ID: |
23105963 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/14693 (FactScience: 221792) |
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