PMID: 25733784Mar 4, 2015Paper

Cardiovascular response to acute cold stress in non-obese and obese healthy adults

Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
S GrewalR S Gambhir

Abstract

Obesity is a global epidemic with important health care and financial implications. The cold pressor test (CPT) which is considered to be a sympathy-excitatory manoeuvre is a simple, noninvasive and validated test. The objective of this study was to assess and compare the cardiovascular response to cold pressor test in non-obese and obese healthy adults. The study included 400 subjects, of which the study group included 200 adults who had body mass index (BMI) of more than 30 Kg/m,(2) and 200 non-obese adults were enrolled as controls with BMI less than 25 kg/m(2). The study was conducted for a period of two months. CPT was used to assess cardiac response to acute cold exposure in the present study. Baseline systolic and diastolic blood pressure recording was done using mercury sphygmomanometer during resting condition and following cold pressor test. The results were expressed as mean, standard deviation, and data were analyzed using ANOVA test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The mean change in systolic blood pressure before and after cold pressor test (CPT) was less in obese (7.12 ± 5.28) as compared to non-obese subjects (10.38 ±6.35). This was statistically significant which indicates impaired sympatheti...Continue Reading

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