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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int J Sports Med 2023; 44(01): 48-55
DOI: 10.1055/a-1925-7588
Training & Testing

Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Arterial Stiffness in Individuals with Different Smoking Statuses

Xianxuan Wang‡
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Guanzhi Chen‡
2   Second Clinical College, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
,
Zegui Huang
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Yiran Zang
3   Graduate School, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
,
Zefeng Cai
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Xiong Ding
4   School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
,
Zekai Chen
5   Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
,
Yulong Lan
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Weijian Li
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Wei Fang
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Weiqiang Wu
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Zhichao Chen
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
,
Shouling Wu
6   Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, China
,
Youren Chen
1   Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the immediate effects of acute bout of aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness in individuals with different smoking statuses. A total of 940 male individuals (mean age of 36.82±7.76 years) in the Kailuan study cohort were selected to participate in the fifth National Physical Fitness Monitoring. All participants completed measurements of brachial – ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) before and after twice-quantitative cycle ergometer exercise. Four groups were defined: (1) non-smokers (n=231), (2) former smokers (n=165), (3) light smokers (1–10 cigarettes/day, n=254), (4) heavy smokers (>10 cigarettes/day, n=290). Generalized linear models were established to analyze between-group differences in the change in baPWV before and after acute aerobic exercise in individuals with different smoking statuses. Overall, after acute aerobic exercise, baPWV was immediately decreased significantly (−33.55 cm/s [95% CI, − 39.69 to −27.42]). Compared with non-smokers, former smokers, light smokers, and heavy smokers showed a greater decrease in baPWV (−12.17 cm/s [95%CI, − 30.08 to 5.75], − 18.43 cm/s [95%CI, −34.69 to − 2.16], and −22.46 cm/s [95%CI, − 38.39 to − 6.54]) respectively. There is a transient decrease in baPWV in individuals with different smoking statuses. Compared with non-smokers, baPWV decreased more significantly in light and heavy smokers.

Key words

aerobic exercise - pulse wave velocity - arterial stiffness - smoking

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Received: 16 November 2021

Accepted: 28 July 2022

Article published online:
04 November 2022

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