Effect of age and menopausal status on cardiorespiratory fitness in masters women runners

Wells, Christine L.; Boorman, Margaret A.; Riggs, Donna M.

doi:10.1249/00005768-199210000-00013

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“…38 In contrast, it has been demonstrated that increasing physical activity may decrease the amount of intra-abdominal fat and further mitigate the risk of cardiovascular diseases in pre-and post-menopausal women. 31 So, relative physical inactivity 39 and decreased energy expenditure after menopause may deteriorate the central body fat distribution. 5,6 Finally, genetic factors may explain the 60 ± 70% variance of total and central body fat in women after menopause.…”

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Relationships of age, menopause and central obesity on cardiovascular disease risk factors in Chinese women

Chang

Yao

et al. 2000

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the inter-relationships of age-and menopause-related changes of general obesity and body fat distribution and their independent effects on cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: One-hundred and thirty-six premenopausal and 193 postmenopausal Chinese women with body mass index (BMI)`30 kgam 2 . MEASUREMENTS: Anthropometric surrogates of general obesity (BMI, total body fat percentage) and central obesity (waist-to-hip ratio, centrality index) were measured. Blood pressure, 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, glycosylated hemoglobin A 1c and lipid pro®les were also measured. RESULTS: Signi®cant correlation coef®cients between age, general obesity, central obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors were noted. Through the menopausal transition, the BMI and total body fat percentage were increased signi®cantly. After adjustments for age and BMI, the postmenopausal women showed higher android fat percentage, centrality index, glycosylated hemoglobin A 1c , serum concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and atherogenic indices than the premenopausal women. In multiple stepwise regression models, age exerted independent effects on oral glucose tolerance test 2 h plasma glucose level, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol level, and LDL cholesterol. Menopause was an independent variable in relation to the changes of glycosylated hemoglobin A 1c , total and LDL cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels and atherogenic indices. The centrality index was the major independent variable of all the cardiovascular disease risk factors, except total and LDL cholesterol level. However, the variation of total body fat percentage had no independent effect on any cardiovascular disease risk factors. CONCLUSION: Through the aging and menopausal effects, women will increase total body fat content, favoring the central body fat distribution. Age, menopause and central obesity were all independent and signi®cant factors to the cardiovascular disease risk factors in Chinese women.

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Relationships of age, menopause and central obesity on cardiovascular disease risk factors in Chinese women

Chang

Yao

et al. 2000

Int J Obes

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“…hvestigations of male and kmale rnasters athietes (240 yr and r 35 yr, respectively) (54,60,117,122,205,214,226,265,295) show the abiliry to retain high levels of V02max throughout aging. For example, investigations of older ET males reveal an average V0,rna.x of 48-59 ml=kgl-min' compared to 26-40 ml-kg"-min-' in age-matched NA individuals (1 17, 122, 205, 276).…”

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“…The average age of menopause for U.S. (65,205,282,295). For instance, Wells et al (295) reponed a 0.58 rnl-kg-'-min-*-yr-' deciine in V02max in km& rnasters runners yr).…”

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Changes in Exercise Cardiac Function With Age in Endurance-Trained Females

Wiebe

Gledhill

Jamnik

et al. 1998

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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“…Some researchers reported that older adults were less economical than younger adults while walking at various speeds (8,10,16). Conversely, economy of mobility appears to be unaffected by aging for individuals who maintain higher levels of physical activity (1,15,17).…”

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