https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45194 n = 294, 95–106 years; controls: n = 1105, 55–65 years) by assessing their polygenic risk scores (PRS) based on a genome wide association study (GWAS) threshold of p < 5 x 10⁻⁵. PRS were constructed using GWAS summary data from two exceptional longevity (EL) analyses and eight cardiovascular-related risk factors (lipids) and disease (myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, stroke) analyses. A higher genetic risk for exceptional longevity (EL) was significantly associated with longevity in our sample (odds ratio (OR) = 1.19–1.20, p = 0.00804 and 0.00758, respectively). Two cardiovascular health PRS were nominally significant with longevity (HDL cholesterol, triglycerides), with higher PRS associated with EL, but these relationships did not survive correction for multiple testing. In conclusion, ELL individuals did not have significantly lower polygenic risk for the majority of the investigated cardiovascular health traits. Future work in larger cohorts is required to further explore the role of cardiovascular-related genetic variants in EL.]]> Wed 26 Oct 2022 14:27:30 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44190 2peak]); ii) MICT (45min of cycling at 60% VO_2peak); or PLA. Training groups exercised thrice weekly for 12 weeks. Central arterial stiffness, hemodynamics and CVD risk factors were assessed at baseline and post-intervention. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to examine changes following HIIT, MICT and PLA. Results: Thirty-five participants (age: 55.1 ± 1.4 years, BMI: 36.1 ± 0.8 kg/m²) completed the study. A significant intervention effect was found for changes in pulse wave velocity (PWV) (p = .03), which reduced with HIIT (−0.3 ± 0.9 m/s) and MICT (−0.1 ± 1.1 m/s) but increased with PLA (0.8 ± 1.6 m/s). There was a significant intervention effect for changes in V̇O_2peak (p < .01), glycosylated hemoglobin (p = .03), systolic blood pressure (p b .01), and waist circumference (p = .03), which all improved following MICT or HIIT but not PLA; there was no difference between MICT and HIIT. Conclusions: Twelve minutes of low-volumeHIIT perweek leads to improvements in central arterial stiffness and cardiovascular health in inactive individuals with obesity and T2D.]]> Mon 10 Oct 2022 11:02:37 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49374 Fri 12 May 2023 14:13:26 AEST ]]>