Key result
Sedentary time and BMI are linked to cardiovascular health indicators in adolescent recreational soccer players.
Why the study?
To analyze studies evaluating cardiovascular health indicators in recreational soccer players during adolescence and identify possible associated factors.
What are the cardiovascular health indicators and associated factors in adolescents engaged in recreational soccer?
Systematic Review
What are the cardiovascular health indicators and associated factors in adolescents engaged in recreational soccer?
In adolescents playing recreational soccer, waist circumference is the most commonly assessed cardiovascular health indicator, and cardiovascular health is associated with sedentary time and BMI.
Waist circumference may guide CV screening in adolescent soccer players; leaves open causal roles of sedentary time and BMI.
This review analyzed the studies that evaluated cardiovascular health indicators (blood pressure, waist circumference, heart rate, glucose index and lipid blood) in recreational soccer players during adolescence, and identify possible associated factors. The search was performed in the electronic databases (PubMED, SciELO, LILACS, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science). Inclusion criteria were: population composed of children and/or adolescents (10-19 years or average age up to 19 years); studies adolescents engaged in recreational soccer regularly and observational studies with cross-sectional or longitudinal design. The process of analysis of studies involved reading titles, abstracts and full texts. After these phases, seven articles were eligible. Regarding the design, all studies were cross-sectional. Of the total studies included, five presented moderate methodological quality values and two presented low methodological quality values, according to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute instrument. The most cardiovascular health indicators used in recreational soccer players during adolescence was waist circumference; three studies analyzed heart rate, two evaluated blood pressure, one analyzed insulin resistance and none of the included studies analyzed lipid profile. Factors associated were analyzed in four studies, being that sedentary time and body mass index (BMI) present association with at least one indicator of cardiovascular health.
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Nunes et al. (2021) conducted a systematic review in Recreational soccer players. Recreational soccer was evaluated on Cardiovascular health indicators (blood pressure, waist circumference, heart rate, glucose index and lipid blood). In adolescent recreational soccer players, waist circumference was the most evaluated cardiovascular health indicator, and sedentary time and BMI were associated with at least one indicator.
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