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Katarzyna Wielemborek-Musial1, Katarzyna Szmigielska2, Joanna Leszczynska2
1Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-513 Lodz, Poland.
Biomed Research International
|October 6, 2016
Summary
Blood pressure response during exercise tests is key for cardiovascular health. This study establishes normal systolic blood pressure (BP) values in healthy adults, correlating BP with age, gender, and exercise workload.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Exercise stress testing
- Clinical diagnostics
Background:
- Blood pressure (BP) response during exercise is a critical diagnostic tool for cardiovascular health.
- Understanding normal BP responses across different demographics and workloads is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish normal values for BP response during a submaximal, multistage exercise test in healthy adults.
- To analyze the influence of age, gender, and workload on BP response.
- To provide reference equations for BP during exercise.
Main Methods:
- Recruited 1015 healthy, normotensive adults (512 female, 498 male, aged 18-64).
- Conducted graded exercise stress tests using a bicycle ergometer up to 85% of maximal capacity.
- Measured BP at rest and at peak intensity of each exercise stage.
Main Results:
- Developed linear regression equations to describe systolic BP response to workload.
- Male systolic BP (mmHg) = 0.346 × workload (W) + 135.76.
- Female systolic BP (mmHg) = 0.103 × workload (W) + 155.72.
Conclusions:
- Systolic BP increases linearly and proportionally with workload during exercise in healthy adults.
- The derived linear equations can aid in the diagnostic evaluation of cardiovascular conditions.
- Age and gender-specific reference values for BP response during exercise are established.
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