Obesity and Body Mass Components Influence Exercise Tolerance and the Course of Hypertension in Perimenopausal Women.

The aim of this study was to identify the potential influence of obesity and body mass components on exercise tolerance assessed in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), biochemical and echocardiographic parameters and factors correlated with oxygen absorption at the anaerobic threshold in hypertensive women with low levels of physical activity in the perimenopausal period. The study comprised 188 hypertensive women divided, based on body mass index (BMI), into an obesity group and a non-obesity group. Women with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 had significantly higher parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in echocardiography, lower total body water (TBC) in percentage assessed by bioimpedance and significantly worse exercise capacity assessed by CPET.

Factors and Prognostic Significance of Impaired Exercise Tolerance in Women over 40 with Arterial Hypertension.

The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing maximal oxygen uptake (VO) and early identification of the profile of hypertensive women in the perimenopausal period at risk of heart failure. This study included 185 female patients. Regression analyses determined predictors of the lowest VO (quartile 1: VO < 17 mL/kg/min).