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Comparison of blood lipids and blood pressure in black and white collegiate male athletes
Author(s) -
MillardStafford Mindy,
Sparling Phillip B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.1310040211
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , blood lipids , athletes , endocrinology , cholesterol , morning , physical therapy
Blood lipids, lipoproteins, and blood pressure (BP) were examined in 74 black and 93 white male NCAA Division I‐A collegiate football athletes. Subjects were involved in resistance training and anaerobic running and all ate at the same training table. All measurements were done in the morning following a 12 hour fast. No significant differences were found in mean systolic (128 mm Hg) or diastolic (77 mm Hg) BPs. Blacks and whites were similar in age, height, weight, V̇O 2max estimated from a 12 minute run test, total serum cholesterol, and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C). However, the black athletes had significantly ( P < 0.01) lower serum triglycerides, total cholesterol to HDL‐C ratio, and higher high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C) compared to whites. In a subgroup of 34 subjects, there were no differences in dietary fat, carbohydrate, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, calcium, or fiber intake. These data suggest a race‐related difference in some blood lipids‐lipoproteins without a concomitant difference in BP within a group of young adult male athletes.