男人职业橄球运动中的心血管风险和全身炎症:一个横截面研究
Clíodhna McHugh1, Karen Hind2, Aine Kelly3
1Department of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
BMJ open sport & exercise medicine
|November 8, 2023
概括
职业橄球运动员经常有心血管风险因素和炎症升高,特别是前. 这些发现表明需要进一步研究运动员的长期心血管健康.
科学领域:
- 运动医学 运动医学
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 炎症研究 炎症研究
背景情况:
- 职业橄球运动员 (RP) 是精英运动员,但他们的心血管健康和全身炎症水平需要调查.
- 了解这些因素对于评估这一群体的长期健康风险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定职业男橄球运动员心血管风险因素的患病率.
- 检查这些风险因素与全身炎症之间的关联.
- 将炎症标志物与健康人群和类风湿性关节炎患者进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及46名职业男橄球运动员的横截面研究.
- 对心血管风险因素进行了评估,并根据比赛位置 (前与后) 进行了比较.
- 测量了炎症标志物 (例如,C反应蛋白,ICAM-1,VCAM-1) 并与对照组进行比较.
主要成果:
- 25%的RP患有3-4个心血管风险因素,61%患有血压升高.
- 与背部相比,前的身体脂肪,内脏脂肪,葡萄糖和C反应蛋白 (CRP) 较高.
- 与健康对照组相比,RP显示细胞间粘附分子 (ICAM-1,VCAM-1) 的增加,一些玩家的水平与类风湿性关节炎患者相似.
结论:
- 很大一部分职业橄球运动员表现出心血管风险因素和升高的全身炎症.
- 特别是前,身体成分较差,炎症标志物较高.
- 这些发现强调了需要进一步研究慢性炎症在这个运动队伍中对心血管的长期影响.
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