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15. The relationship of health activation with risk of future cardiovascular disease among rural family caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses.

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Lin, Chin‐Yen, Chung, Misook L., Wu, Jia‐Rong, Smith, Jennifer L., Latimer, Abigail, Kang, JungHee, Thompson, Jessica H., Rayens, Mary Kay, Feltner, Frances J., Biddle, Martha J., Lennie, Terry A., and Moser, Debra K.

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HEALTH self-care, RESEARCH funding, SEX distribution, CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CAREGIVERS, CHRONIC diseases, RURAL population, PATIENT participation, REGRESSION analysis
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Background: Family caregivers are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) than non‐caregivers. This risk is worse for those who live in rural compared to urban areas. Health activation, an indicator of engagement in self‐care, is predictive of health outcomes and CVD risk in several populations. However, it is not known whether health activation is associated with CVD risk in rural caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses nor is it clear whether sex moderates any association. Objectives: Our aims were to determine (1) whether health activation independently predicts 10‐year CVD risk; and (2) whether sex interacts with health activation in the prediction of 10‐year CVD risk among rural family caregivers (N = 247) of patients with chronic illnesses. Methods: Health activation was measured using the Patient Activation Measure. The predicted 10‐year risk of CVD was assessed using the Framingham Risk Score. Data were analyzed using nonlinear regression analysis. Results: Higher levels of health activation were significantly associated with decreased risk of developing CVD (p < 0.028). There was no interaction of sex with health activation on future CVD risk. However, male caregivers had greater risk of developing CVD in the next 10 years than female caregivers (p < 0.001). Conclusions: We demonstrated the importance of health activation to future CVD risk in rural family caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses. We also demonstrated that despite the higher risk of future CVD among male, the degree of association between health activation and CVD risk did not differ by sex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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29. Recovery Responses to Maximal Exercise in Healthy-Weight Children and Children with Obesity

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Easley, Elizabeth A., Black, W. Scott, Bailey, Alison L., Lennie, Terry A., Sims, Wilma J., and Clasey, Jody L.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in heart rate recovery (HRRec) and oxygen consumption recovery (VO2 recovery) between young healthy-weight children and children with obesity following a maximal volitional graded exercise test (GXTmax). Method: Twenty healthy-weight children and 13 children with obesity completed body composition testing and performed a GXTmax. Immediately after the GXTmax, HRRec and VO[subscript 2] recovery were measured each minute for 5 consecutive minutes. Results: There were no statistically significant group differences in HRRec for the 5 min following maximal exercise, Wilks's Lambda = 0.885, F(4, 28) = 0.911, p = 0.471, between the healthy-weight children and children with obesity despite statistically significant differences in body fat percentage (BF%; healthy-weight children, 18.5 ± 6.1%; children with obesity, 41.1 ± 6.9%, p < 0.001) and aerobic capacity relative to body mass (VO[subscript 2] peak; healthy-weight children, 46.8 ± 8.2 mL/kg/min; children with obesity, 31.9 ± 4.7 mL/kg/min, p < 0.001). There were statistically significant differences in VO[subscript 2] recovery for the 5 min following exercise, Wilks's Lambda = 0.676, F(4, 26) = 3.117, p = 0.032. There were no statistically significant correlations between HRRec and body mass index (BMI), BF%, VO[subscript 2] peak, or physical activity. Conclusions: In a healthy pediatric population, obesity alone does not seem to significantly impact HRRec, and because HRRec was not related to obesity status, BMI, or BF%, it should not be used as the sole indicator of aerobic capacity or health status in children. Using more than one recovery variable (i.e., HRRec and VO[subscript 2] recovery) may provide greater insight into cardiorespiratory fitness in this population.

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2018
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30. Comparing Measures of General and Abdominal Adiposity as Predictors of Blood Pressure in College Students

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Abshire, Demetrius A., Mudd-Martin, Gia, Moser, Debra K., and Lennie, Terry A.

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Objective: To compare anthropometric measures of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) as predictors of blood pressure in college students. Participants: Students (N = 116) were recruited from November 2012 to May 2014 at an urban university and rural community colleges. Methods: Students underwent a brief physical examination during which anthropometric measures were obtained and blood pressure was measured. Covariates were measured using self-reported questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were used for the data analysis. Results: All anthropometric measures were predictive of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). WC was the strongest predictor of SBP (ß = 0.582, p < 0.01) explaining an additional 3-4% of the variance than BMI, WHtR, or SAD. The measures were similar in predicting DBP. WC predicted SBP independent of BMI. Conclusions: Clinicians should consider using WC to assess the risk for hypertension in college students.

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2018
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