Cardiovascular effects of 3 months of football training in overweight children examined by comprehensive echocardiography: a pilot study

Peter Riis Hansen, Lars Juel Andersen, António Natal Rebelo, Joao Brito, Therese Hornstrup, Jakob Friis Schmidt, Sarah R Jackman, Jorge Mota, Carla Rêgo, Jose Oliveira, André Seabra, Peter Krustrup

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    Abstract

    Abstract We examined effects of a 3-month football training programme in overweight children using comprehensive echocardiography and peripheral arterial tonometry. Twenty preadolescent overweight children (17 boys, 3 girls aged 8-12 yrs; body mass index [BMI] ≥ 85(th) percentile) participated in a structured 3-month football training programme, consisting of 4 weekly 60-90 min sessions with mean heart rate (HR) > 80% of HRmax (football group, FG). A parallel control group (CG) included 11 children (7 boys, 4 girls) of equivalent age from an obesity clinic. After 3 months, systolic blood pressure was unchanged in FG, but had increased in CG (112 [s 6] vs. 122 [10] mmHg, P = 0.02). FG demonstrated increased left ventricular (LV) posterior wall diameter (0.60 [0.07] vs. 0.68 [0.10] cm, P
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Sports Sciences
    Volume31
    Issue number13
    Pages (from-to)1432-40
    Number of pages9
    ISSN0264-0414
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

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