Effects of Acute Aquatic High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Postmenopausal Women with Different ACE Genotypes

Wen-Sheng Zhou, Ai-Lun Yang, Chiao-Nan Chen, Nai-Wen Kan, Joanna Ting-Hui Kuo, Lee-Hwa Chen and Kuei-Yu Chien
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Wen-Sheng Zhou: Department of Physical Education, Nanjing Xiao-Zhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China
Ai-Lun Yang: Institute of Sports Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei 11153, Taiwan
Chiao-Nan Chen: Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112032, Taiwan
Nai-Wen Kan: Center for General Education, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Joanna Ting-Hui Kuo: Graduate Institute of Sports Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 333325, Taiwan
Lee-Hwa Chen: Department of Athletic Training and Health, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 333325, Taiwan
Kuei-Yu Chien: Graduate Institute of Sports Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 333325, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-14

Abstract: The present study investigated the effects of acute aquatic high-intensity intermittent jumping (HIIJ) on blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women with different angiotensin-converting enzyme genotypes (ACE). We recruited 12 postmenopausal women carrying the ACE deletion/deletion (DD) genotype and 61 carrying the insertion/insertion or insertion/deletion (II/ID) genotype. The participants performed 12 trials of 30 s, 75% heart rate reserve (HRR) jumping, and 60 s, 50% HRR recovery, and 3 trials of 40 s upper limb resistance exercises were performed as fast as possible. The heart rate (HR) and BP were measured before exercise, immediately, 10 min, and 45 min after exercise. The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured before and after exercise. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) of the DD genotype increased more significantly than those with the II/ID genotype post-exercise (30.8 ± 4.48 vs. 20.4 ± 2.00 mmHg, p = 0.038). The left and right sides of baPWV increased significantly after exercise (1444.8 ± 29.54 vs. 1473.4 ± 32.36 cm/s, p = 0.020; 1442.1 ± 30.34 vs. 1472.0 ± 33.09, p = 0.011), and there was no significant difference between the two groups. The HIIJ increased baPWV. The postmenopausal women with the DD genotype have a higher SBP increased post-exercise than those with II/ID genotype. These findings suggest that the aquatic exercise program has better effects in decreasing blood pressure in postmenopausal women with the II/ID genotype. Those with the DD genotype should pay attention to the risk of increasing blood pressure after aquatic HIIJ exercise.

Keywords: middle-aged and elderly women; gene polymorphism; angiotensin-converting enzyme; artery elasticity; high-intensity intermittent exercise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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