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. 2023 Mar-Apr;38(2):198-204.
doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000930. Epub 2022 Jul 5.

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Insufficiently Active African American Women With Obesity: Baseline Findings From Smart Walk

Rodney P Joseph, Barbara E Ainsworth, Sonia Vega-López, Marc A Adams, Michael Todd, Glenn A Gaesser, Colleen Keller

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Insufficiently Active African American Women With Obesity: Baseline Findings From Smart Walk

Rodney P Joseph et al. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Background: Low moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels and obesity are associated with increased cardiometabolic disease risk.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe MVPA and cardiometabolic risk characteristics of insufficiently active African American women with obesity (N = 60) enrolled in a culturally tailored MVPA intervention.

Methods: We assessed accelerometer-measured and self-reported MVPA, blood pressure, serum lipid profiles, cardiorespiratory fitness (VO 2 peak), and aortic pulse wave velocity.

Results: Participants (mean age, 38.4; mean body mass index, 40.6 kg/m 2 ) averaged 15 min/d of accelerometer-measured MVPA and 30 min/wk of self-reported MVPA. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were elevated (135.4 and 84.0 mm Hg, respectively). With the exception of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (121.4 mg/dL) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (47.6 mg/dL), lipid profiles were within reference ranges. Compared with normative reference values, average VO 2 peak was low (18.7 mL/kg/min), and pulse wave velocity was high (7.4 m/s).

Conclusions: Our sample of insufficiently active African American women with obesity was at an elevated risk for cardiometabolic disease.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02823379.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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