caa a22 4500 606239952 CHVBK 20210128101305.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00508-015-0799-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00508-015-0799-2 Influence of exercise training and eating behavior on arterial stiffness in young healthy students [Elektronische Daten] [Elena Sîrbu, Roxana Buzaș, Rodica Mihăescu, Ioana Suceava, Daniel Lighezan] Summary: Aim: Increased arterial stiffness is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to compare arterial function and other anthropometric parameters in trained vs sedentary, healthy young students. Furthermore, the study explores the relationship between arterial stiffness and eating behavior in these students. Methods: Two groups of healthy university students were recruited for this study. The first group consisted of 10 men and 8 women (mean age: 23.27 ± 3.2 years) with an athletic predisposition. Furthermore, over the course of 6 months this group participated in 60-min training sessions designed as interval training circuits with a frequency of three to five times a week. For comparison, a group of age-matched sedentary students (5 men and 13 women; 24.27 ± 2.6 years) were recruited from the same institution. Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), as well as neck and abdominal circumferences (ABs) were recorded. Arterial tension, heart rate, arterial stiffness measurements were simultaneously determined. Lastly, all students completed a 51-item "Eating Behavior Patterns Questionnaire”. Results: Age, weight, BMI, AB, and blood pressure were not significantly different between the two groups (p > 0.05). The moderately aerobic trained students showed a significantly lower heart rate, neck circumference, and arterial stiffness as compared with their untrained, sedentary counterparts. Additionally, pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements were correlated to a lower weight, heart rate, blood pressure, AB, and neck circumference (p < 0.05) found in trained subjects at the end of the 6-month training period. Furthermore, the nutritional habit analysis showed that in the sedentary group, snacking, emotional eating, and cultural/lifestyle behaviors are positively correlated with PWV (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Healthy subjects with higher PWV may benefit from consistent aerobic exercise training to improve arterial stiffness. Our eating behavior study shows that healthy eating may improve vascular function and therefore can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Springer-Verlag Wien, 2015 Arterial stiffness nationallicence Exercise training nationallicence Eating behavior nationallicence Atherosclerosis nationallicence Sîrbu Elena Physical Education and Sport Faculty, Department of Physical Therapy and Special Motility, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania aut Buzaș Roxana Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut Mihăescu Rodica Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut Suceava Ioana Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut Lighezan Daniel Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut Wiener klinische Wochenschrift Springer Vienna 127/13-14(2015-07-01), 555-560 0043-5325 127:13-14<555 2015 127 508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-015-0799-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-015-0799-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sîrbu Elena Physical Education and Sport Faculty, Department of Physical Therapy and Special Motility, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Buzaș Roxana Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mihăescu Rodica Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suceava Ioana Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lighezan Daniel Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift Springer Vienna 127/13-14(2015-07-01), 555-560 0043-5325 127:13-14<555 2015 127 508