Cardiovascular risk and systemic inflammation in male professional rugby: a cross-sectional study

ObjectiveTo investigate cardiovascular risk factors’ prevalence and association with systemic inflammation in professional male rugby players (RP).MethodsA cross-sectional investigation of 46 professional male RP (26.1±4.1 years) cardiovascular risk factors were compared by position. Inflammatory ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2023-11, Vol.9 (4), p.e001636-e001636
Hauptverfasser:	McHugh, Clíodhna, Hind, Karen, Kelly, Aine, Fearon, Ursula, Wasfy, Meagan, Floudas, Achilleas, Barad, Zsuzsanna, Dane, Kathryn, Farrell, Gareth, Wilson, Fiona
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Athlete Athletes Biobanks Body mass index Cardiology physiology Cardiovascular Cross-sectional studies Exercise Glucose Health care Hypertension Inflammation Inflammatory diseases Mortality Original Research Rheumatoid arthritis Risk factor Risk factors Rugby Software Sports & exercise medicine Trauma Variance analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	ObjectiveTo investigate cardiovascular risk factors’ prevalence and association with systemic inflammation in professional male rugby players (RP).MethodsA cross-sectional investigation of 46 professional male RP (26.1±4.1 years) cardiovascular risk factors were compared by position. Inflammatory markers were compared with healthy controls (n=13) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (n=10).ResultsTwenty-six per cent of RP had no risk factors, 49% had 1–2 cardiovascular risk factors and 25% had 3–4 risk factors. Forwards had greater body fat (p
ISSN:	2055-7647 2055-7647
DOI:	10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001636