Abstract

BOUFLEUR FARINHA, J. et al. Carotid thickness, vascular age and physical training in metabolic syndrome. Rev Andal Med Deporte [online]. 2014, vol.7, n.1, pp.21-26. ISSN 2172-5063.

Objective. To investigate the influence of a concurrent physical training (CT) on the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and vascular age (VA) of individuals with metabolic syndrome (MS). Method. Twelve sedentary volunteers (51,50 ± 6,52 years old) were submitted to a CT during 30 weeks, three times per week. Before and after the CT, were analyzed anthropometric, functional and biochemical variables. It was performed a two-dimensional ultrasound for carotid IMT and the quantification and comparison of carotid IMT of participants was named VA. The difference between VA and chronological age was named age's delta and the Framingham risk score was calculated. Furthermore, it was calculated the modified Framingham risk score (MFS), replacing chronological age for VA. Results. The carotid IMT, the VA, the age's delta and the Framingham score did not decrease significantly after 30 weeks of CT. However, the scoring in MFS decreased after the intervention (p < 0.05). Besides, the CT increased the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels (p < 0.05) and the estimated maximal oxygen uptake (p < 0.01) in individuals with MS. Conclusion. The proposed concurrent training did not alter the carotid IMT and the VA, although had decreased the MFS scoring, which can identify individuals previously not recognize such with a high risk and assist in the individual therapy of patients with MS.

Keywords : Metabolic syndrome X; Exercise; Carotid intima-media thickness; Atherosclerosis.

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