Key result
Regular walking exercise over 3 years significantly maintained normal ST/HR slope at peak exercise compared to inactive controls (7.59 vs 1.81 μV/bpm), preventing exercise-induced ischemia.
Why the study?
Does a regular walking exercise program improve ST/HR slope and QRS vector during exercise stress testing in middle-aged men?
Cohort (n=60)
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Does a regular walking exercise program improve ST/HR slope and QRS vector during exercise stress testing in middle-aged men?
Regular walking exercise over 3 years in middle-aged men prevents exercise-induced ST depression and improves QRS vector parameters, suggesting enhanced cardiac function and reduced cardiovascular risk.
May support walking to preserve ST/HR slope in middle-aged men; leaves open causality and practice change pending RCTs.
본 연구는 중년 남성들을 대상으로 3년간 1년에 1회씩 3차례에 걸쳐 운동부하 검사 시 심전도 반응을 측정하여 야외 및 트레드밀 걷기 운동 참여 여부에 따라 부하 심전도의 변화에 어떠한 양상이 나타나는지를 규명하고자, 안정 시 신체조성 분석, 운동부하 검사 시 심전도 반응을 측정하였다. 안정 시 신체조성 분석은 체지방율과 BMI를 측정하였고, 안정 시 및 운동부하 검사 시 심전도 반응은 ST/HR 경사 및 QRS 벡터를 측정하였는데, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. ST/HR 경사의 변화에 있어서 운동 6분부터 통제 집단은 감소하기 시작하여 운동 9분과 peak시에 2.4\;μV/bpm 이하로 감소하여 허혈 증상이 나타났다. 2. QRS 벡터의 축 각도에 있어서 안정 시 전면 축은 시간이 경과함에 따라 통제 집단이 우측으로 유의하게 편향되었고, 안정 시 수평면 축은 시간이 경과함에 따라 통제 집단이 등 쪽으로 유의하게 향하였다. 안정 시 수평면 파고의 길이에 있어서 통제 집단은 시간이 경과함에 따라 유의하게 감소하였고 걷기 운동 집단은 유의하게 증가하였다. 결론적으로 비 활동의 중년 남성들은 운동 중 심근 허혈 유발, QRS 벡터의 편향 등이 현저하게 나타난 반면, 규칙적인 야외 및 트레드밀 걷기 활동에 참여한 중년 남성들은 심혈관계 질환 위험 요소의 감소로 심장기능이 향상된 결과를 알 수 있었다. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes of long term ECG response in a company with middle-aged male employees. Subjects were 60 men who were 40~55 years old. We enrolled 30 exercise group subjects into a 3-year exercise program. In measurement index, body composition was measured by % body fat and BMI. Exercise stress test analyses were measured using ST/HR slope and QRS vector. Statistical analysis was performed using analysis of repeated ANOVA. Results of this study were as follows: In ST/HR slope, the control group showed symptoms of ischemia after nine minutes of exercise. In the rest frontal axis of the QRS vector, the control group had a tendency towards right axis deviation. In the rest horizontal amplitude of the QRS vector, the control group had a tendency to show a significant decrease, but it was increased significantly in the exercise group. These findings suggest that inactive company workers was showed a decrease of exercise capacity, early diagnosis exercise-induced ST depression, and prolonged deviation of QRS vector, but that cardiac function could be elevated in active middle aged men through regular exercise program participation.
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Duk-Jung Kim (2010) conducted a cohort in Inactive middle-aged men (n=60). Regular walking exercise vs. Inactive control group was evaluated on ST/HR slope at peak exercise at 3 years (μV/bpm) (p=<0.001). Regular walking exercise over 3 years significantly maintained normal ST/HR slope at peak exercise compared to inactive controls (7.59 vs 1.81 μV/bpm), preventing exercise-induced ischemia.
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