The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether or not volumes and patterns of daily physical activity are associated with resting blood pressure in mid-life women. Daily physical activities of all the participants (N=20, aged 40.8±3.4 ye...
The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether or not volumes and patterns of daily physical activity are associated with resting blood pressure in mid-life women. Daily physical activities of all the participants (N=20, aged 40.8±3.4 years) were monitored by wearing the intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity(IDEEA) Monitor for 24 hours, which provides volumes(both in kcal and minutes) and nine different patterns of the daily physical activities such as lie, recline, transition, sit, stand, walk, step, run, and jump. Resting blood pressures such as systolic blood pressure(SBP) and diastolic blood pressure(DBP) were measured by using a standardized protocol, and mean arterial pressure(MAP) was calculated. The Pearson correlation analyses showed that resting blood pressures including SBP, DBP, and MAP were inversely related to duration of transition, but they were positively related to duration of sitting. Stepwise linear regression analyses showed that both BMI and sitting explained individual variations of SBP up to 60.3%, and sitting explained individual variations of both SBP and MAP up to 48.5% and 57.2%, respectively. In conclusion, the current findings of the study show that volumes and patterns of daily physical activities may play somewhat important roles in determining resting blood pressures in mid-life women.