Thongphok Chanhtel E, Gyampo Abena O, Fioraso Elisa, Ramolins Anneli O, Hills Elianna G, Coates Claire E, Ives Stephen J
Health and Human Physiological Sciences Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA.
Department of Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy.
Sports (Basel). 2025 Apr 1;13(4):107. doi: 10.3390/sports13040107.
Blood pressure (BP), interarm differences (IAD) in BP, and arterial stiffness (AS) are related to cardiovascular disease risk and are attenuated by exercise training. While active, tennis players (TP) experience bilateral differences in shear stress, and thus vascular function due to the unilateral nature of the sport. However, it is unknown if this translates into attenuated bilateral differences in peripheral blood pressure (pBP), estimated central blood pressure (cBP), and AS, which could provide insight into the local versus systemic effects of exercise training on BP in women.
to evaluate bilateral differences in pBP, cBP, and AS in Division III female college TP and healthy recreationally active (RA) age- and sex-matched controls.
In a parallel design, TP (n = 10) and RA controls (n = 10) were assessed for anthropometrics, body composition, and bilateral BP measurements using oscillometric cuff technique.
TP and RA were well-matched for body weight, body fat percentage, and BMI (all, > 0.69). Interaction of arm and group, and effects of arm, or group were insignificant for pSBP and pDBP (all, > 0.137). IAD in pSBP tended lower in TP ( = 0.096, d = 0.8), but IAD in cSBP was lower ( = 0.040, d = 0.8). Augmentation pressure and index were different between arms ( = 0.02), but no interactions (group by arm) were observed ( > 0.05).
In groups well-matched for age and body composition, TP tended to have lower BP and IAD in pSBP, but cSBP revealed ~50% lower IAD in TP. Thus, measurement site and exercise training matter when assessing arterial stiffness and interarm differences in BP.
血压（BP）、双臂血压差异（IAD）以及动脉僵硬度（AS）与心血管疾病风险相关，且运动训练可使其降低。网球运动员（TP）在运动时会经历双侧剪切应力差异，进而因运动的单侧性导致血管功能差异。然而，目前尚不清楚这是否会转化为外周血压（pBP）、估计中心血压（cBP）和AS的双侧差异减小，这可能有助于深入了解运动训练对女性血压的局部和全身影响。
评估三级女子大学网球运动员（TP）与年龄和性别匹配的健康休闲活跃（RA）对照者在pBP、cBP和AS方面的双侧差异。
采用平行设计，对TP组（n = 10）和RA对照组（n = 10）进行人体测量、身体成分分析，并使用示波袖带技术进行双侧血压测量。
TP组和RA组在体重、体脂百分比和BMI方面匹配良好（均> 0.69）。对于pSBP和pDBP，手臂与组别的交互作用以及手臂或组别的效应均不显著（均> 0.137）。TP组pSBP的IAD倾向于较低（P = 0.096，d = 0.8），但cSBP的IAD较低（P = 0.040，d = 0.8）。双臂间的增强压和指数不同（P = 0.02），但未观察到交互作用（组别×手臂）（P > 0.05）。
在年龄和身体成分匹配良好的组中，TP组pSBP的血压和IAD倾向于较低，但cSBP显示TP组的IAD降低了约50%。因此，在评估动脉僵硬度和血压的双臂差异时，测量部位和运动训练很重要。
