The Relationship between Physical Fitness and Coronary Risk Factor Profiles in Japanese Women
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- TAKAMIYA Tomoko
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Health Promotion Center,Tokyo
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- SHIMOMITSU Teruichi
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo
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- ODAGIRI Yuko
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo
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- OHYA Yumiko
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo
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- SAKAMOTO Ayumi
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo
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- KATSUMURA Toshihito
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo
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- MURASE Norio
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Tokyo Medical University,Tokyo
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- NAKA Mamiko
- Tokyo Metropolitan Health Promotion Center,Tokyo
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- KAJIYAMA Junichi
- Tokyo Metropolitan Health Promotion Center,Tokyo
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness and coronary risk factor profiles in Japanese women. The subjects were 1, 483 women (ages 30 to 69) who participated in a practical health promotion program. After medical examination, physical fitness was evaluated by conducting a symptom limited maximal exercise test by ergometer to measure maximum oxygen uptake (peakVO2) with an expired gas analyzer. The subjects were classified into 3 groups (high fitness, moderate fitness, and low fitness) according to age and physical fitness level. The results showed that the subjects in higher fitness groups had lower levels in: body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat, waist−hip ratio, resting blood pressure, and atherogenic index, and higher HDL−cholesterol compared to those in lower fitness group. Even after adjustment for the effects of age and BMI, the subjects in the higher fitness groups had better coronary risk factor profiles. These results suggest that among Japanese women a high level of physical fitness is related to favorable coronary risk factor profiles.
Journal
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- Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 5 (1), 6-12, 2000
The Japanese Society for Hygiene
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204459753600
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- NII Article ID
- 110002694702
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- NII Book ID
- AA1108348X
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- ISSN
- 13474715
- 1342078X
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Disallowed