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03.05.2017 | Original Article

Sexual dimorphism in heart rate recovery from peak exercise

verfasst von: Goncalo Vilhena de Mendonca, Carolina Teodósio, Paula Marta Bruno

Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Ausgabe 7/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

There is lack of consensus on whether sex, per se, affects heart rate recovery (HRR). To discriminate between the role of sex and that of cardiovascular fitness on HRR, we compared two groups of male and female participants matched for age and peak oxygen uptake (VO_2peak) percentile.

Methods

Forty healthy individuals with above-average cardiovascular fitness (VO_2peak >50th percentile), aged 18–27 years (23 men; 17 women), performed maximal cycle-ergometer tests with cardiorespiratory measurements. HRR was obtained at 1 and 2 min of passive recovery. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine whether the relationship between VO_2peak and HRR differed between sexes.

Results

Men attained greater peak values for VO₂ and work rate (p < 0.05). Both groups of participants exhibited similar heart rate response to peak exercise and no sex differences were observed in VO_2peak percentile or ventilatory threshold. HRR at 1 and 2 min of passive recovery was similar between sexes. In multiple linear models, VO_2peak explained 11.2% of the variance in HRR_1min both in men and women (p < 0.05). Most importantly, sex, VO_2peak, and their interaction were all significant predictors of HRR_2min (explained variance 29.2%) (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

This study shows that, for a given VO_2peak percentile (>50th percentile), there is no sexual dimorphism in HRR obtained at 1 or 2 min of recovery. It also demonstrates that, in persons with similar VO_2peak values, HRR obtained at 2 min of peak exercise cessation is affected by sex.

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Titel: Sexual dimorphism in heart rate recovery from peak exercise
verfasst von: Goncalo Vilhena de Mendonca
Carolina Teodósio
Paula Marta Bruno
Publikationsdatum: 03.05.2017
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Ausgabe 7/2017
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-017-3627-8

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