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High-intensity physical activity requires lifestyle changes that may carry short- and long-term consequences, but cardiovascular risk according to nutritional status in young baseball players has not been determined.
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In adolescent minor league baseball players, a higher body fat percentage is significantly associated with higher systolic blood pressure and increased cardiovascular risk.
Introduction: Worldwide, cardiovascular disease (CVD) persists as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.High-intensity physical activity has been shown to require a series of lifestyle changes that may have short-and long-term consequences.Objective: To determine cardiovascular risk according to nutritional status in minor league baseball players aged 11 to 18 years.Methods: This was a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional and prospective study, in which the anthropometric measurements of 40 baseball players from a sports complex in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, were evaluated.Results: The population had a mean age of 15 1.05, weight of 69.25 kg 11.93, and height of 1.85 0.07 m.The majority had a low cardiovascular risk, and a significant relationship was found between body fat percentage and systolic blood pressure.Conclusions: It was evident that athletes with a high percentage of body fat have a higher risk of developing CVD.
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