Journal article
Blood pressure response to graded bicycle exercise in males and females across the age and fitness spectrum
K Janssens, SJ Foulkes, AM Mitchell, C Dausin, S Van Soest, L Spencer, SJ Rowe, P D’Ambrosio, AD Elliott, T Van Puyvelde, EB Parr, R Willems, H Heidbuchel, G Claessen, A La Gerche
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology | Published : 2025
Abstract
Aims Blood pressure (BP) responses to exercise are frequently measured, with the concern that greater increases are a marker of disease. We sought to characterize the normal exercise BP response in healthy adults and its relationships with age, sex, and fitness. Methods and results Five hundred and eighty-nine participants [median age 46 (interquartile range 24–56) years, 81% male] underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing with repeated, automated BP measures. An exaggerated maximal systolic BP (SBPmax) was defined from current guidelines as ≥210 mmHg in males and ≥190 mmHg in females. Individual linear regression analyses defined the relationship between BP and workload (W; SBP/W-slope and..
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Funding Acknowledgements
K.J. is supported through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. R.W. is supported as postdoctoral clinical researcher by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO). A.L.G. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Investigator Grant (APP 2027105).