Cardiovascular risk among ultra-endurance runners The aim of this study was the prevalence and the clinical correlates of conventional cardiovascular risk factors in marathon runners with extreme endurance. An electronic Internet survey for the characterization of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, tobacco exposure and obesity (BMI> 30 kg / m2) for competitive ultra skills.Of 290 respondents (42 ± 11 years, 31.4% female) had 106 (36.6%) at least an established cardiovascular risk factor. The female gender, younger age and participation in competition sports were associated with freedom of cardiovascular risk factors. There were no significant relationships between risk factor status and hours per week running training (risk factor negative = 10 ± 7 vs. Risk factor positive = 11 ± 8 hours) or years of extreme duration competitions (6 ± 8 vs. 7 ± 9 years). Runners with at least one cardiovascular risk factor had more personal or equal concerns about excessive alcohol consumption.Conventional cardiovascular risk factors are common in ultra skills. Early participation in competition sports instead of movement habits in adults is associated with the reduction of the development of cardiovascular risk factors in middle age.
The determination of mechanistic explanations for the legacy effect of exercise in early life as a means of reducing cardiovascular risk to aging athletes is an important field of future work. The whole work can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33586930/