Directly from Brazil: Light Physical Activity Linked to Improved Vascular Parameters in RA
Sedentary behavior (SB) is negatively associated and light physical activity (PA) is positively associated with vascular parameters among postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
Kamila Meireles, from the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study involving 82 postmenopausal women with RA who underwent ultrasound assessments of vascular function and structure, including brachial and superficial femoral artery (BA and SFA) flow-mediated dilation; baseline and posthyperemia peak diameters; and carotid intima-media thickness. Participants also underwent a seven-day accelerometer-based assessment of PA and SB to examine the associations with vascular health markers.
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