The present study compared blood glucose levels, heart rate (HR) at rest and during exercise, besides body composition between hypertensive and normotensive individuals. The sample consisted of 32 young males with an average age of 22.6 years. Initially, the blood pressure was measured to split the sample into two groups: hypertensive and normotensive. Subsequently, fasting blood glucose, bioelectrical impedance, anthropometry, and resting heart rate, heart rate during maximal effort test and recovery phase were measured. Statistical analysis was composed of a Student t test and two-way repeated measures analysis. The significance adopted was p = 0.05. The analyzed data showed that hypertensive patients have higher metabolic rates and hemodynamic values than normotensive individuals, which are indicators of cardiovascular risk.
Hypertension; Risk Factors; Young adult
