Technological Advancements Fail To Elicit Improvements In CVD Detection

Document Type

Conference Presentation

Department

Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences Department

Conference Title

American College of Sports Medicine - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise conference

Organization

American College of Sports Medicine

Location

San Francisco, CA

Date of Presentation

5-28-2020

Journal Publication

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

ISSN

0195-9131

DOI

10.1249/01.mss.0000680268.77461.2c

Volume

52

Issue

7S

First Page

556

Abstract

Modern and more sophisticated body composition instruments may offer superior determination of cardiovascular risk compared to older, more simple assessments such as body mass index (BMI). PURPOSE: To determine whether the Fit3D-calculated measurement of "Body Shape Rating" (BSR) is more accurate than BMI as a predictor of cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: 17 subjects (7 female, 10 male; aged 18-26) underwent laboratory testing beginning with a body composition assessment by the Fit3D (FIT3D Inc., San Mateo, CA). Subjects then had their heart rate and blood pressure recorded in a resting state before, during, and after a treadmill exercise bout. Descriptive statistics characterized the study sample and simple linear regressions tested the relationships between BSR and blood pressure. RESULTS: In the pre-exercise measurements, BSR correlative measures with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure were: r= -0.082 (P=0.755), r= -0.052 (P= 0.843), and r= -0.102 (P= 0.698) respectively. In the post measures, BSR correlative values with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure were: r= -0.128 (P= 0.625), r= -0.073 (P= 0.782), r= -0.102 (P= 0.698) respectively. CONCLUSION: In our sample, BSR failed to elicit significant correlations with blood pressure. While the Fit3D offers a clear technological improvement to simple anthropometric measurements, the pre- and post-exercise measurements did not indicate utility in determining cardiovascular risk.

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