| Abstract |
Purpose : In this study, we aimed to determine the between-group differences in risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) through classification of the amount of energy consumed during physical activity. Method : In this study, subjects were selected from the 7th (2016−2017) National Health and Nutrition Survey data, and physical-activity metabolic equivalents (METs) were calculated and converted into energy consumption. Energy consumption was classified into the following three groups: <1,000 kcal; 1,000−1,500 kcal; and >1,500 kcal. From the data, we sampled body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), blood lipids (TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG, and FG), C-reactive protein (CRP), anxiety or depression, and Framingham risk score (FRS) related to CAD risk factors. One-way analysis of variance was used as a statistical method. Results : BMI, SBP, DBP, HDL-C, TG, and anxiety or depression showed significant differences in terms of the energy consumption classification of physical-activity METs. We found no significant differences in FG, TC, LDL-C, CRP, and FRS. Conclusion : This study showed that the level of CAD risk factors can differ according to the amount of physical-activity METs. Higher is the amount of physical-activity METs, lower is patients’ anxiety or depression. |