Key result
Habitual physical activity showed a weak, significant negative correlation with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (partial r = -0.08; 95% CI -0.15 to -0.01; P=0.045) in healthy adults.
Why the study?
To understand the association between habitual physical activity and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in an ostensibly healthy adult population.
Does habitual physical activity improve carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in ostensibly healthy adults?
Population
15,573 participants across 18 studies in pooled analyses (29 studies in narrative synthesis)
Comparison
Continuous habitual physical activity levels
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Authors
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Higher habitual PA was weakly associated with lower cfPWV; leaves open whether increasing hPA improves vascular health in healthy adults.
Meta-Analysis (n=15,573)
Does habitual physical activity improve carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in ostensibly healthy adults?
Effect estimate: partial r -0.08 (95% CI -0.15, -0.01)
p-value: p=0.045
Higher levels of habitual physical activity are associated with a small but significant reduction in arterial stiffness (cfPWV) in asymptomatic adults.
Lear et al. (2023) conducted a meta-analysis in Ostensibly healthy adults (n=15,573). Habitual physical activity (hPA) was evaluated on Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) (partial r -0.08, 95% CI -0.15, -0.01, p=0.045). Habitual physical activity showed a weak, significant negative correlation with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (partial r = -0.08; 95% CI -0.15 to -0.01; P=0.045) in healthy adults.
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