Increased leisure-time physical activity is associated with lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in 64-year old women with impaired glucose tolerance.

Göran Bergström, Carljohan Behre, Caroline Schmidt

The Wallenberg Laboratory at Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, The Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Angiology 2012 May

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The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of factors that confer an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity as well as mortality. It is established that physical activity (PA) has a protective role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, mainly through favorable effects on traditional risk factors such as body mass and blood pressure. We assessed the prevalence of MetS in a population-based sample of 64-year-old women with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) with respect to leisure-time PA (LTPA). The results showed an inverse linear association (P < .05) between LTPA and MetS in this group. In conclusion, this study suggests that an increased PA level has an important role in preventing MetS in women with IGT.

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Göran Bergström, Carljohan Behre, Caroline Schmidt. Increased leisure-time physical activity is associated with lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in 64-year old women with impaired glucose tolerance. Angiology. 2012 May;63(4):297-301