Relationship Between Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Sedentary Time, Physical Activity Level, and Physical Performance in Patients With Hypertension
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- EPICARDIAL ADIPOSIS TISSUE MEASUREMENT
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and its increase is positively correlated with blood pressure elevation in hypertensive individuals. In the literature, being physically active has been shown to be effective in the treatment of hypertension and reduction of epicardial adipose tissue thickness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and sedentary time, physical activity level and physical performance in patients with hypertension. The study included 40 patients with hypertension. The physical and demographic characteristics of the participants were collected using a sociodemographic form. Waist/hip circumference was measured with tape measure and epicardial adipose tissue thickness with echocardiography device. Physical activity levels and sedentary time were recorded via IPAQ-7. Physical performance was determined using the 30-s sit-and-stand test. There is no previous study in the literature evaluating the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and sedentary time and physical activity levels in hypertensive patients. With this study, we aim to contribute to the literature by filling this deficiency.
Investigators
Emine Tunç Süygün
LECTURER
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Volunteering to participate in the study
- •Being diagnosed with hypertension for at least 6 months
- •Speaking Turkish
- •to be able to read and write,
- •To be between 18-65 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severe valvular disease
- •be heart failure
- •being cardiomyopathy
- •having chronic kidney disease
- •being thyroid diseases
- •active infectious or inflammatory diseases
- •serious psychiatric illnesses such as panic disorder or major depression
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
EPICARDIAL ADIPOSIS TISSUE MEASUREMENT
Time Frame: measured at admission
All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography conducted by a single cardiologist using a Philips HD11XE (Philips Medical Systems) device in the left lateral decubitus position by the standard technique. Epicardial fat thickness was measured in the parasternal long axis imaging window, using the aortic annulus as an anatomical indicator for vertical measurement, and the widest part of the region from the right ventricular free wall to the pericardium at the end of the systole.
Secondary Outcomes
- PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE(measured at admission)