Rômulo Araújo Fernandes1, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias2, P Babu Balagopal3, Raquel D O Conceição4, Raul D Santos5, Gabriel Grizzo Cucato4, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt6. 1. Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, Brazil. 2. Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: raphaelritti@gmail.com. 3. Nemours Children's Specialty Care and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA. 4. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 5. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Lipid Clinic Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 6. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Structured regular exercise programs decrease high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), a marker of low-grade inflammation in adults. Longitudinal effects of self-initiated physical activity levels (PAL) on hsCRP are less clear. This study evaluated the association of longitudinal changes in hsCRP in relation to modifications in PAL, over time, in a large sample of adults. METHODS: Participants included 5030 adults, 4045 (80%) males, undergoing routine health screening examinations. Elevated level of hsCRP was defined as ≥3 mg/L. Self-reported PAL, height, weight, blood pressure and blood samples were collected at baseline and after a median of 2.9 years (P25th 1.97 and P75th 4.37 yrs). Participants were stratified according to their PAL at baseline and follow-up as: i) persistently physically inactive; ii) became physically inactive; iii) became physically active; iv) persistently physically active (active both at baseline and follow-up). RESULTS: Persistently physically active participants had lower odds of having higher hsCRP (OR = 0.35 [95% CI: 0.25 to 0.48]). The maintenance of high PAL was associated with lower hsCRP in both sexes (men: OR = 0.44 [0.30 to 0.65] and women: OR = 0.35 [0.16 to 0.76]). Participants with overweight/obesity (OR = 0.43 [95% CI: 0.29 to 0.63]) and smokers (OR = 0.123 [95% CI: 0.03 to 0.60]) who were persistently active had lower odds of having higher hsCRP compared to physically inactive peers. CONCLUSIONS: Self-initiated PAL was longitudinally associated with hsCRP in adults. The data suggest that the initiation or maintenance of PA attenuates the low-grade inflammatory state, independent of sex, body weight and smoking status.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Structured regular exercise programs decrease high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), a marker of low-grade inflammation in adults. Longitudinal effects of self-initiated physical activity levels (PAL) on hsCRP are less clear. This study evaluated the association of longitudinal changes in hsCRP in relation to modifications in PAL, over time, in a large sample of adults. METHODS:Participants included 5030 adults, 4045 (80%) males, undergoing routine health screening examinations. Elevated level of hsCRP was defined as ≥3 mg/L. Self-reported PAL, height, weight, blood pressure and blood samples were collected at baseline and after a median of 2.9 years (P25th 1.97 and P75th 4.37 yrs). Participants were stratified according to their PAL at baseline and follow-up as: i) persistently physically inactive; ii) became physically inactive; iii) became physically active; iv) persistently physically active (active both at baseline and follow-up). RESULTS: Persistently physically active participants had lower odds of having higher hsCRP (OR = 0.35 [95% CI: 0.25 to 0.48]). The maintenance of high PAL was associated with lower hsCRP in both sexes (men: OR = 0.44 [0.30 to 0.65] and women: OR = 0.35 [0.16 to 0.76]). Participants with overweight/obesity (OR = 0.43 [95% CI: 0.29 to 0.63]) and smokers (OR = 0.123 [95% CI: 0.03 to 0.60]) who were persistently active had lower odds of having higher hsCRP compared to physically inactive peers. CONCLUSIONS: Self-initiated PAL was longitudinally associated with hsCRP in adults. The data suggest that the initiation or maintenance of PA attenuates the low-grade inflammatory state, independent of sex, body weight and smoking status.
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