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The relationship between physical fitness and coronary risk factor profiles in Japanese women

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness and coronary risk factor profiles in Japanese women. The subjects were 1,483 women (ages 30 to 69) who participated in a practical health promotion program. After medical examination, physical fitness was evaluated by conducting a symptom limited maximal exercise test by ergometer to measure maximum oxygen uptake (peakVO2) with an expired gas analyzer. The subjects were classified into 3 groups (high fitness, moderate fitness, and low fitness) according to age and physical fitness level. The results showed that the subjects in higher fitness groups had lower levels in: body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat, waist-hip ratio, resting blood pressure, and atherogenic index, and higher HDL-cholesterol compared to those in lower fitness group. Even after adjustment for the effects of age and BMI, die subjects in the higher fitness groups had better coronary risk factor profiles. These results suggest that among Japanese women a high level of physical fitness is related to favorable coronary risk factor profiles.

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1 Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, 160-8402, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomoko Takamiya, Teruichi Shimomitsu, Yuko Odagiri, Yumiko Ohya, Ayumi Sakamoto, Toshihito Katsumura & Norio Murase

  2. Tokyo Metropolitan Health Promotion Center, Tokyo

    Tomoko Takamiya, Mamiko Naka & Junichi Kajiyama

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Takamiya, T., Shimomitsu, T., Odagiri, Y. et al. The relationship between physical fitness and coronary risk factor profiles in Japanese women. Environ Health Prev Med 5, 6–12 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935909

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