Physical activity has been associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of prolonged golf walking of CHD risk factors in middleaged (age 48.14) men and women. Golf group(n=140)
who
participated more two times per week were compared with sedentary(n=140).
Data collected include VO2max, body fat(%), BMI, total cholesterol(TC), high-density lipoprotein(HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein(LDL-C) level, ratio or TC to HDL-C(TC/HDL), and triglycerides(TG). T-test revealed significant differences between
golf
and
sedentary for the dependent variables.
As compared with sedentary, golf group have no significantly(P<0.05) differences in TC, LDL, TC/HDL-ratio, and % body fat for both gender.
However, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations were significantly different(p<0.001) women. We conclude that prolonged golf walking increases HDL-C levels in middle-aged women.
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