Key result
Concurrent training similarly reduces 24-hour systolic BP variability in women and men with CAD.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare changes in blood pressure variability and blood pressure values occurring in response to concurrent training between men and women.
Does a 12-week concurrent aerobic plus step-up resistance training program produce different reductions in 24-hour systolic blood pressure variability and blood pressure values between men and women with hypertension and coronary artery disease?
Does a 12-week concurrent aerobic plus step-up resistance training program produce different reductions in 24-hour systolic blood pressure variability and blood pressure values between men and women with hypertension and coronary artery disease?
A 12-week concurrent aerobic and high-intensity step-up resistance training program reduces 24-hour systolic blood pressure variability similarly in men and women with hypertension and CAD, while producing greater reductions in diastolic blood pressure variability in women and lowering absolute blood pressure values only in men.
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May support concurrent training for SBP variability reduction irrespective of sex; leaves open differential diastolic and absolute BP effects.
The purpose of this study was to compare changes in blood pressure variability (BPV) and blood pressure (BP) values occurring in response to concurrent training (CT) between the two genders. A total of 35 males and 20 women aged 55-80 years, with hypertension and coronary artery disease, were included. They underwent a 12-week CT program. The aerobic component of CT was performed according to the rate of perceived exertion while the intensity of the resistance component was set at 60% of 1 repetition maximum for the first 4 weeks and then increased to 80%. BP and BPV were evaluated at baseline and at the end of the CT program through 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. After 12-weeks, 24 h and daytime systolic BPV decreased in both men and women without significant between-groups differences. Twenty-four-hour daytime and nighttime diastolic BPV decreased in both genders with a significantly greater decrease in women compared to men. Twenty-four-hour daytime systolic and 24 h diastolic BP decreased in men while they were unchanged in women. In conclusion, CT induced similar reductions of systolic BPV in men and women and a greater decrease in diastolic BPV in women. Conversely, CT decreased BP values in males but not in females. CT appears to be an effective intervention for reducing BPV in both genders.
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Caminiti et al. (2022) studied Hypertension and coronary artery disease (n=55). Concurrent aerobic plus resistance exercise training vs. Comparison between genders (females vs. males undergoing the same concurrent training protocol) was evaluated on Change in 24-hour systolic blood pressure variability (measured by average real variability) (p=0.14). Concurrent training for 12 weeks similarly reduced 24-hour systolic blood pressure variability in women and men with hypertension and CAD.
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