Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players
Table 1
Comparison between football players and control.
Variable
Football players
Control
Age
19.8 ± 1.0
20.8 ± 2.0
Height (cm)
178.8 ± 4.6
178.0 ± 6.1
Body weight (kg)
103.8 ± 20.6
78.7 ± 10.6
Body fat (%)
29.2 ± 7.9
23.2 ± 7.0
SBP (mmHg)
128.2 ± 6.4
122.4 ± 6.8
DBP (mmHg)
74.8 ± 4.1
73.9 ± 6.3
Glucose (mg/dL)
91.6 ± 6.5
86.6 ± 5.8
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
136.6 ± 23.9
157.1 ± 36.8
HDL (mg/dL)
36.5 ± 11.2
47.1 ± 14.8
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
98.2 ± 55.2
102.1 ± 60.5
LDL (mg/dL)
83.2 ± 18.2
97.3 ± 33.9
(mL/kg/min)
42.4 ± 8.4
49.6 ± 7.8
Baseline BA diameter (mm)
4.3 ± 0.5
3.7 ± 0.6
FMD (%)
8.5 ± 4.5
9.9 ± 3.3
FMD/shear
0.61 ± 0.3
0.60 ± 0.3
IMT (mm)
0.496 ± 0.06
0.462 ± 0.07
Data are presented as mean ± SD. Post hoc significantly different from control, . SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; , oxygen consumption; BA, brachial artery; FMD, flow-mediated dilation; IMT, intima-media thickness.
