Key result
Wearing the smallest possible wetsuit significantly increased mean arterial pressure (P=0.024) and decreased the LF/HF ratio (P=0.032) compared to no wetsuit.
Why the study?
The study sought to investigate the effects of wearing a wetsuit on resting cardiovascular parameters, and whether position and wetsuit size influence these parameters.
Does wearing a wetsuit alter resting cardiovascular parameters in male participants?
RCT (n=12)
random assignment
Does wearing a wetsuit alter resting cardiovascular parameters in male participants?
Wearing a tight-fitting wetsuit significantly increases mean arterial pressure and alters heart rate variability compared to wearing no wetsuit.
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Small wetsuits were associated with higher resting MAP; hypothesis-generating for wetsuit fit effects on hemodynamics.
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Aaron Prado (2020) reported an RCT. Wetsuit (Smallest and Largest) vs. No wetsuit (NWS) was evaluated on Resting cardiovascular parameters (mean arterial pressure, rate-pressure product, and heart rate variability) (p=0.024). Wearing the smallest possible wetsuit significantly increased mean arterial pressure (P=0.024) and decreased the LF/HF ratio (P=0.032) compared to no wetsuit.
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