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    Cardiovascular disease risk factors in habitual exercisers, lean sedentary men and abdominally obese sedentary men.

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    O'Donovan, G.
    Owen, A.
    Kearney, E. M.
    Jones, D. W.
    Nevill, Alan M.
    Woolf-May, K.
    Bird, Steve
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    2005
    
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    OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the favourable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor profile of habitual exercisers is attributable to exercise or leanness. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 113 nonsmoking men aged 30-45 y. CVD risk factors were compared in exercisers (n=39) and sedentary men (n=74), and in subgroups of lean exercisers (n=37), lean sedentary men (n=46) and obese sedentary men (n=28). Waist girth was used to identify lean (<100 cm) and abdominally obese (> or =100 cm) subgroups. MEASUREMENTS: Blood pressure, physical activity (7-day recall), physical fitness (maximum oxygen consumption) and fasted lipoproteins, apolipoprotein (apo) B, triglycerides, glucose and fibrinogen. RESULTS: Exercisers were fitter and leaner than sedentary men and had a better CVD risk factor profile. Total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and apo B concentrations were lower in lean exercisers than in lean sedentary men, suggesting that exercise influences these risk factors. Indeed, time spent in vigorous activity was the only significant predictor of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in multiple linear regression models. Exercise status had little influence on triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), and unfavourable levels were only evident among obese sedentary men. Waist girth was the sole predictor of triglycerides and HDL-C, explaining 44 and 31% of the variance, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the CVD risk factor profile of habitual exercisers is attributable to leanness and exercise. Leanness is associated with favourable levels of HDL-C and triglycerides, while exercise is associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and apo B.
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    International Journal of Obesity, 29 (9):1063-1069
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    nature.com
    Journal
    International Journal of Obesity
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/82896
    DOI
    10.1038/sj.ijo.0803004
    PubMed ID
    15925958
    Additional Links
    https://www.nature.com/articles/0803004
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    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0307-0565
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1038/sj.ijo.0803004
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