TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of cardiovascular risk in collegiate football players and nonathletes
AU - Dobrosielski, Devon A.
AU - Rosenbaum, Daryl
AU - Wooster, Benjamin M.
AU - Merrill, Michael
AU - Swanson, John
AU - Moore, J. Brian
AU - Brubaker, Peter H.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Kathy Stewart, Jen Fuchs, Sarah Kropp, and Yankai Sun for their dedication, commitment and technical support. The authors would also like to thank Coach Jim Grobe and the members of the football team and nonathletes who participated in this study. This research was supported by a grant from the Wake Forest University Science Research Fund.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Collegiate American football players may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. Objective: To compare cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular structure and function parameters of football players, stratified by position, to a group of sedentary, nonathletes. Participants: Twenty-six collegiate football players and 13 nonathletes participated in this study. Methods: Blood pressures, anthropometrics, and blood chemistries were obtained and analyzed using standardized procedures. Resting echocardiography was used to evaluate cardiac morphology and function. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation was assessed using high-resolution ultrasonography. Results: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was significantly higher amongst the linemen compared to the skill-position players (46% versus 0%, p .05). Mildly abnormal wall thickness was noted in 20% of the football players. No significant differences in vascular function were observed between the groups. Conclusions: The increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in the collegiate linemen may increase cardiovascular disease risk.
AB - Collegiate American football players may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. Objective: To compare cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular structure and function parameters of football players, stratified by position, to a group of sedentary, nonathletes. Participants: Twenty-six collegiate football players and 13 nonathletes participated in this study. Methods: Blood pressures, anthropometrics, and blood chemistries were obtained and analyzed using standardized procedures. Resting echocardiography was used to evaluate cardiac morphology and function. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation was assessed using high-resolution ultrasonography. Results: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was significantly higher amongst the linemen compared to the skill-position players (46% versus 0%, p .05). Mildly abnormal wall thickness was noted in 20% of the football players. No significant differences in vascular function were observed between the groups. Conclusions: The increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in the collegiate linemen may increase cardiovascular disease risk.
KW - echocardiography
KW - heart disease
KW - metabolic syndrome
KW - vascular function
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2010.483719
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2010.483719
M3 - Article
C2 - 21186454
AN - SCOPUS:78649856116
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 59
SP - 224
EP - 227
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 3
ER -