Post on 05-Jan-2016
Chapter 15
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Physical Activity
Coronary Heart DiseaseAtherosclerosisArteriosclerosis
TermsPrevalence – cases in a populationIncidence – rate of new cases in a
populationMortality – number of deaths in a
populationMorbidity – number of people with diseaseRisk factor – conditions related to disease
formation
Non-Modifiable Risk FactorsAgeHeredityRaceSex
Modifiable Risk FactorsCholesterol-lipid fractions
HDL, LDL, VLDL, Triglycerides (T 15.2; p 456)Cigarette smokingDiabetes MellitusHypertensionObesity
Metabolic syndromePhysical inactivity
Physical Activity and Risk FactorsRisk Factor Impact of Physical Activity
Cholesterol-lipid Increases HDL fractionDecreases total cholesterol (maybe)
Cigarette smoking Indirect
Hypertension Dec. SBP; Dec. SBP
Physical Activity Directly eliminates
Diabetes Mellitus Inc. glucose toleranceInc. insulin sensitivity
Obesity Dec, body fat
Stress Hostility component of Type A behavior?Dec. Type A Behavior ProblemsDec. depression
Fibrinogen levels and fibrinolytic activity (breakdown of fibrin clots)
Dec. fibrinogen levelsInc. fibrinolytic activity