The Relationship between Maximum Aerobic Power and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors

The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between maximum aerobic power and coronary heart disease risk factors. Fifty nine male subjects (age= 21.15 ± 2.55 yr, height= 174±6.83 cm, weight= 70.26±12.62 kg) were selected randomly from Khoramabad Azad University.
Subjects took the 1.5-mile test. We measured weight, height, abdominal circumference, hip circumference and also skin fold in chest, abdomen, thigh to determine %BF. Finally, we determined coronary heart disease risk factors such as TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, TC/HDL and WHR. To analyze data, Pearson correlation coefficient was used and minimal level of significance was (P<0.05). The results showed that there was a reverse significant relationship between maximum aerobic power and TG, LDL-C, WHR, FFM, BF% and BMI (P<0.01) and TC (P<0.05) whereas there is not a significant relationship between maximum aerobic power and HDL-C and TC/HDL.
The results showed that physical activity can influence body composition and satisfactory effect on serum lipids. An increase in physical activity level causes a decrease in CHD risk factors.