Key result
Higher sedentary time and lower light-intensity physical activity were independently associated with greater aortic stiffness in young women 1-5 years after delivery, regardless of preeclampsia history.
Why the study?
Preeclampsia is linked to persistent vascular dysfunction and incident hypertension, but the contributing behavioral factors remain unclear.
Are habitual physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep associated with aortic stiffness and 24-hour blood pressure in postpartum women with and without a history of preeclampsia?
Cross-Sectional (n=68)
No
Are habitual physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep associated with aortic stiffness and 24-hour blood pressure in postpartum women with and without a history of preeclampsia?
In postpartum women, greater light-intensity physical activity and lower sedentary time are associated with lower aortic stiffness, highlighting potential behavioral targets to mitigate cardiovascular risk.
Light activity and sleep patterns may influence post-preeclampsia vascular and BP measures; hypothesis-generating pending prospective trials.
Preeclampsia is associated with persistent vascular dysfunction and incident hypertension, but the contributing behavioral factors are unclear. We demonstrate that greater light-intensity physical activity and lower sedentary time are associated with lower aortic stiffness, and link sleep disturbances to 24-h blood pressure among women with a recent history of preeclampsia and healthy pregnancy controls. Time spent in light intensity activity and sedentary behavior may represent interventional targets to mitigate elevated cardiovascular risk in postpartum women.
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Nuckols et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in History of preeclampsia (n=68). Sedentary time and physical activity was evaluated on Aortic stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity) (β = 0.214, 95% CI 0.004, 0.416, p=0.04). Higher sedentary time and lower light-intensity physical activity were independently associated with greater aortic stiffness in young women 1-5 years after delivery, regardless of preeclampsia history.
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