Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JOSE DOS SANTOS FIGUEIREDO

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STUDENT : JOSE DOS SANTOS FIGUEIREDO
DATE: 29/08/2025
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: REMOTA - https://meet.google.com/pjk-gpcy-aeu
TITLE:

IDEAL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AMONG RECREATIONAL ROAD RUNNERS PARTICIPATING IN 5 KM, 10 KM, AND HALF-MARATHON: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

KEY WORDS:

cardiovascular disease, physical activity, running, marathon

PAGES: 20
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Educação Física
SUMMARY:

Background: Ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) includes four behavioral (smoking, physical activity, body mass index, diet) and three biological (blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose) metrics. While leisure-time running is associated with significant cardiovascular benefits, limited evidence exists on the cardiovascular health (CVH) profile of recreational runners participating in road race events.

Objective: To assess the CVH profile of recreational runners who participated in a major road race event in Brazil, and to explore associated sociodemographic and health-related factors.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of self-reported data from adult recreational runners participating in 5 km, 10 km, and half-marathon races in a Brazilian road race event. CVH metrics were categorized as ideal or not, and overall CVH scores were classified as “ideal” (≥5 metrics), “intermediate” (3-4), or “poor” (≤2). Associations with sociodemographic (age, sex, income, education) and health-related (self-rated health and time since last medical check-up) factors were examined using chi-square tests and multivariable Poisson regression models.

Results: A total of 520 runners were included in the final analysis (64.2% between 18-44 years; 41.2% females; 5 km: n = 118; 10 km: n = 167; half-marathon: n = 235), with 74.4% having an “ideal” CVH profile, 24.1% “intermediate”, and 1.6% “poor”. Only 7.7% met all four behavioral metrics, while 70% achieved all three biological metrics. Non-smoking, physical activity, and normal blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose had the highest prevalence (81.1-99.0%), whereas ideal body mass index and diet were less common (50.6% and 13.5%). The prevalence of ideal CVH scores varied by age, sex, income, education, self-rated health, and time since last medical check-up, but not by race distance (5 km, 10 km, and half-marathon). In the mutually adjusted models, higher income was associated with better overall and behavioral CVH metrics; younger age and better self-rated health were linked to favorable biological metrics.

Conclusion: Overall, recreational runners who participated in a major road race event in Brazil exhibited a favorable CVH profile based on the ICH construct. However, only ~50% and ~15% of participants had ideal body mass index and diet, respectively. In addition, disparities across sociodemographic subgroups underscore the need for targeted strategies to identify recreational runners at higher cardiovascular risk.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - 1793257 - ARNALDO LUIS MORTATTI
Presidente - 2682821 - EDUARDO CALDAS COSTA
Interno - 2646619 - RODRIGO PEGADO DE ABREU FREITAS