Reference | Sample size | p-value | Conclusion |
[115] | 2416 |
| Physical activity in male children and young adults is associated with increased carotid distensibility (p = 0.014), decreased Young’s elastic modulus (p = 0.0037), and decreased stiffness (p = 0.0028) when measured 21 years later. |
[116] | 12 | p < 0.05 | After a 3-month aerobic exercise program, previously sedentary adult postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy had significantly increased arterial compliance (indistinguishable from premenopausal women). |
[117] | 45 | p < 0.05 | Carotid arterial compliance is higher in those adults who perform aerobic exercise (swimming, running) when compared to sedentary controls. |
[118] | 538 | p < 0.05 | Less time spent in light physical activity is associated with increased carotid femoral pulse wave velocity in older adult men and women. |