145105 20260217205558.0 doi 10.3390/jcm13175062 sideral 139898 ART-2024-139898 eng Pérez-Lasierra, Jose Luis (orcid)0000-0002-1113-9169 Atherosclerosis Prevalence among Different Physical Activity Patterns in Adult Men 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Physical activity (PA) intensity could play a key role in atherosclerosis risk, but the existing literature shows controversial results. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of different PA levels with the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in femoral and carotid arteries. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of 449 middle-aged men belonging to the Aragon Workers’ Health Study. Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical data were obtained during the annual medical examination. Ultrasonography was used to assess the presence of atheroma plaques in femoral and carotid territories. Accelerometry was used to assess habitual PA. Participants were categorized into vigorous PA (VPA) groups (0 min/week, >0–60 min/week, >60 min/week), and into moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) groups using terciles as cut-offs. Results: Compared with participants who completed 0 min/week of VPA, those participants who completed >60 min/week of VPA had fully adjusted odds of subclinical atherosclerosis of 0.47 (95%CI: 0.22, 0.99, p < 0.05) and 0.35 (95%CI: 0.17, 0.73, p < 0.05) for femoral and any territory (femoral and/or carotid) respectively. No significant differences were observed in the prevalence of atheroma plaques in any vascular territory between the different MVPA groups. Conclusions: Performing more than 60 min/week of VPA is associated with reduced odds for subclinical atherosclerosis in femoral or any vascular territory in adult men. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/B12-23R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 2.9 2024 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 65 / 332 = 0.196 2024 Q1 T1 0.919 2024 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2024 Q1 5.2 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Casajús, José Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7215-6931 González-Agüero, Alejandro Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1132-5906 Casasnovas, José Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9887-2629 Torrijo-Blanche, Carolina Gimeno-Ruiz, Sofía Moreno-Franco, Belén Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0604-5042 3001 187 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp. Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 1007 610 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Medicina 1011 615 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú. Área Medic.Prevent.Salud Públ. 13, 17 (2024), 5062 [10 pp.] J. clin.med. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2077-0383 654409 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145105/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2589973 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145105/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:145105 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:43:22 ARTICLE