Sex differences in workload-indexed blood pressure response and vascular function among professional athletes and their utility for clinical exercise testing.

Pascal BauerLutz KraushaarOliver DörrHolger NefChristian W HammAstrid Most

Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2021)

Male athletes displayed a lower SBP/W slope and peak SBP/W ratio than females, whereas the SBP/MET slope was not different between the sexes. Vascular functional parameters were not able to predict the workload-indexed BPR in males and females.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
physical activity
hypertensive patients
heart rate
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