The effects of exercise training on vascular function among overweight adults with obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity due, in part, to impaired vascular function. Exercise confers cardioprotection by improving vascular health. Yet, whether OSA severity affects the vascular improvements conferred with exercise training is not known. Overweight (body mass index (BMI) >27 kg/m2) adults were evaluated for OSA and enrolled in a six-week exercise intervention. Baseline assessments of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (BAFMD), central augmentation index (AIx) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were repeated post training. Fifty-one participants (25 men; 26 women) completed the study. Despite improved aerobic capacity (p=0.0005) and total fat mass (p=0.0005), no change in vascular function was observed. Participants were divided into two severity groups according to their baseline total apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) as either 5 to 14.9 events•hr-1 (n= 21; Age=48 ± 7 yrs; BMI=33.7 ± 4.6kg•m-2) or 15 ≥events•hr-1 (n=30; Age=56 ± 13 yrs; BMI = 34.3 ± 4.2 kg•m-2). No effect of OSA group was observed for BAFMD (p=0.82), AIx (p=0.37) or PWV (p=0.44), suggesting that OSA severity does not influence the effect of exercise on vascular function. The vascular effects of extended exercise programs of greater intensity in overweight OSA patients should be examined.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

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Translational sports medicine - 4(2021), 5 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 606-616

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dobrosielski, Devon A [VerfasserIn]
Kubitz, Karla [VerfasserIn]
Park, Hyunjeong [VerfasserIn]
Patil, Susheel P [VerfasserIn]
Papandreou, Christopher [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endothelial function
Exercise intervention
Journal Article
Sleep disorders
Vascular stiffness

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Date Revised 18.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/tsm2.254

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NLM335633811