Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players
Table 2
Football player responses over a season.
Nonlineman
Lineman
Preseason
Postseason
Preseason
Postseason
Age
19.9 ± 1.1
—
19.8 ± 0.9
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# Times exercise/week
5.8 ± 1.0
—
5.6 ± 0.9
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# Games played
6.4 ± 3.0
—
4.9 ± 4.2
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Height (cm)
176.0 ± 4.1
—
180.8 ± 4.2
—
Body weight (kg)
84.5 ± 4.9
83.2 ± 4.6
117.0 ± 14.1
117.1 ± 14.7
Clinic SBP (mmHg)
130.2 ± 11.6
133.0 ± 6.6
129.0 ± 6.8
132.4 ± 7.8
Clinic DBP (mmHg)
75.1 ± 4.9
74.3 ± 7.5
76.4 ± 3.9
74.1 ± 4.9
Glucose (mg/dL)
89.7 ± 6.0
86.7 ± 6.9
93.7 ± 6.5
93.3 ± 9.0
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
137.0 ± 29.0
141.4 ± 24.8
133.9 ± 16.7
142.3 ± 22.2
HDL (mg/dL)
42.0 ± 11.1
46.7 ± 11.2
32.2 ± 9.5
39.0 ± 9.0
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
89.3 ± 31.8
93.0 ± 23.6
107.6 ± 69.0
126.3 ± 83.2
LDL (mg/dL)
83.6 ± 18.1
91.6 ± 13.3
83.7 ± 15.8
82.1 ± 15.8
Body fat (%)
23.2 ± 2.7
25.9 ± 5.0
34.2 ± 7.3
31.1 ± 6.7
(mL/kg/min)
48.9 ± 5.2
49.0 ± 4.4
37.1 ± 6.5
38.3 ± 6.5
Data are mean ± SD. from preseason to postseason. between groups. SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; VO2, volume of oxygen consumption.
