Key result
Six months of moderate aerobic exercise training significantly increased flow-mediated dilation by 59.6% and decreased carotid artery intima-media thickness by 6.4% in sedentary African American adults.
Why the study?
Does 6 months of moderate aerobic exercise training improve vascular health and blood pressure in sedentary African American adults?
Population
26 sedentary African American adults (21 women and 5 men), mean age 53.4±6.2 years
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports aerobic exercise for vascular health independent of BP effects in African Americans; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does 6 months of moderate aerobic exercise training improve vascular health and blood pressure in sedentary African American adults?
Effect estimate: 59.6% increase
Absolute Event Rate: 9.6% vs 6%
p-value: p=<0.001
Six months of moderate aerobic exercise training significantly improves vascular structure and function in sedentary African Americans, even in the absence of blood pressure reductions.
Feairheller et al. (2014) studied Sedentary lifestyle (n=26). Moderate aerobic exercise training vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) (59.6% increase, p=<0.001). Six months of moderate aerobic exercise training significantly increased flow-mediated dilation by 59.6% and decreased carotid artery intima-media thickness by 6.4% in sedentary African American adults.
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