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The Impact of Applying Different Blood Pressure Cut-Points for Physical Activity Participation Clearance

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dc.contributor.advisorJamnik, Veronica
dc.creatorYee, Elizabeth Bianca
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T14:04:22Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T14:04:22Z
dc.date.copyright2017-08-17
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T14:04:22Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe primary objective of this study was to determine the impact of applying opinion-based blood pressure (BP) cut-points on exercise clearance rates versus the evidence-based BP cut-point of 160/90 mmHg. All participants (n= 1670) participated in moderate-to-vigorous-to-maximal intensity physical activity (PA) with no adverse events. The percentage cleared for each of the opinion-based BP cut-points was: 130/80 mmHg (85.3%), 140/90 mmHg (93.4%), 144/90 mmHg (94.6%), 144/94 mmHg (96.3%), 150/100 mmHg (98.6%), versus the evidence-based BP cut-point of 160/90 mmHg (95.6%). Those not cleared were individuals who undoubtedly would benefit from PA participation since they were significantly older, had a higher BMI and were less aerobically fit than participants who were below the cut-points. The use of some opinion-based BP cut-points currently used by many fitness agencies provides an unnecessary significant and burdensome barrier to PA participation and it is recommended that a cut-point of 160/94 mmHg be used.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34357
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subject.keywordsPhysical activity
dc.subject.keywordsBlood pressure
dc.subject.keywordsCut-points
dc.subject.keywordsPhysical activity clearance
dc.subject.keywordsPre-participation screening
dc.titleThe Impact of Applying Different Blood Pressure Cut-Points for Physical Activity Participation Clearance
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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