Anna Jegier

Medical University of Lodz | UMED · Department of Sports Medicine

Background/Objectives: Dietary habits are among the most significant determinants of health. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional quality and cardiovascular profiles of individuals following plant-based diet. Methods: The study population comprised 199 individuals (136 women, 63 men; mean age 33.9 ± 8.9 years) including vegans (VG; n...

Introduction Data on cardiovascular risk among persons following plant-based diets in societes of Central Europe are scarce . Purpose The aim of the study is to assess selected cardiovascular risk factors in the group of vegetarians and vegans living in a large urban area of Poland. Special attention was paid to the differences between the group o...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression and cancers, are on the rise worldwide and are often associated with a lack of physical activity (PA). Globally, the levels of PA among individuals are below WHO recommendations. A lack of PA can increase morbidity and mor...

This study evaluated the clinical outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in women with coronary artery disease (CAD) in comparison to men. Methods: Patients after acute coronary syndrome or after revascularization procedures (106 women, 180 men) were consecutively admitted to a comprehensive outpatient CR program, comprising of 45-min ergometer in...

Sports medicine is a medical specialty that supports the performance of professional and amateur athletes while maintaining their health. Sports medicine professionals need to ensure the safe participation of athletes in sports activities achieved through a periodical preparticipation evaluation (PPE) and a regular medical monitoring of the athlete...

Background: A spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to patho-physiological changes that can affect physical and psychological performance. The aim of this observational study was to evaluate the relationship between exercise capacity, functioning and quality of life in patients 12 weeks after traumatic paraplegia participating in early rehabilitation. M...

Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a mainstay of the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. In the European Society of Cardiology guidelines, comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation has the highest class of recommendation and level of evidence as an effective method for the treatment of patients with ST-segment elevation myoc...

The study evaluated the influence of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on heart rate variability (HRV) in men with coronary artery disease (CAD) with and without diabetes. Method The study population included 141 male CAD patients prospectively and consecutively admitted to an outpatient comprehensive CR program. Twenty-seven patients with type-2 diabet...

Wstęp: Jednym z elementów oceny stanu zdrowia osób z chorobami serca i naczyń jest pomiar masy ciała i zawartości tkanki tłuszczowej. W piśmiennictwie brakuje jednej, optymalnej, rekomendowanej przez towarzystwa naukowe metody do oceny zawartości tkanki tłuszczowej. Celem badania było porównanie pomiarów zawartości tkanki tłuszczowej dwiema różnymi...

Background: The coronavirus pandemic and the government restrictions significantly disturbed the daily functioning of people, thereby influencing healthy behaviors, such as physical activity-the core indicator of well-being. This study evaluates the associations between physical activity (PA), the level of stress and quality of sleep during the CO...

Objectives: Rugby is sport with a high risk of injury. Repeated changes in exercise intensity and the high training intensity may cause to overuse injuries and long-term disability. The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of injuries during trainings and forms of rehabilitation procedures performed after their occurrence among elite and...

The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status of adult homeless people using both anthropometric and biochemical measurements. The analysis comprised anthropometric indicators, i.e., body mass index and waist circumference, and the following biomarkers: red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular h...

Słowa genialnego francuskiego filozofa i matematyka Blaise’a Pascala brzmią jakże aktualnie w okresie pandemii, ograniczenia kontaktów społecznych, zagrożenia zdrowia i życia setek milionów mieszkańców naszego globu. Jednak, choć w 2020 r. uwaga całego niemal świata skoncentrowana jest na zapobieganiu i przeciwdziałaniu skutkom niezwykle groźnej ep...

Concentrations of selected lipoproteins are currently useful cardiovascular risk assessment indicators, especially in monitoring lipid-lowering therapy. Aim: The aim was to evaluate the influence of 8-week mid-term CR on apolipoproteins: A-I, B, E and VLDL in CAD patients in relation to conventional lipid profile and prior coronary intervention:...

The growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor-1 axis is responsible for glucose homeostasis. In the present study we assessed the expression levels of miRNA-124, miRNA-210 and miRNA-375 and immunoexpression of IGFBP-3 in relation to the concentrations of IGF-1 and glucose in athletes performing different types of effort. Sixty-six young male a...

Background: When assessing physical activity (PA), particular attention should be paid to medical university students who are taught to be health care professionals (HCPs) responsible for maintaining health in humans. However, different studies have shown that HCPs exhibit the same unhealthy behaviors as the general population. This study analyzed...

Background: The problem of spending most of the day in a sitting position concerns all people, regardless of their age. Unfortunately, this trend is more and more often observed among young people. The aim of the study was to assess self-reported physical activity and time spent sitting among students of different fields of health related faculty....

Background: The problem of spending most of the day in a sitting position concerns all people, regardless of their age. Unfortunately, this trend is more and more often observed among young people. The aim of the study was to assess self-reported physical activity and time spent sitting among students of different fields of health related faculty....

Muscle strength and maximal speed are factors determining athlete's results during competition. Their association with ACTN3 gene activity has been documented. The purpose of this study was the analysis of ACTN3 gene expression during a 2 month training cycle of soccer players and its correlation with the countermovement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is an important diagnostic tool in contemporary clinical practice. This document presents an experts opinion from the Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology of the Polish Cardiac Society concerning the indications, performance technique, and interpretation of results for CPET in adult...

Sports dietetics is currently one of the most developing nutritional sciences. It focuses on the consequences of treatment or after the use of treatment by people who have undergone treatment. This also applies to the use of nutritional strategies for the needs of general health, performance and body composition. The book contains all the necessar...

Background and objectives: A body of evidence confirms the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients, but it remains unclear whether it enhances the antioxidant potential. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of an eight-week aerobic cycloergometer-based CR program on serum total antioxidant capaci...

MicroRNAs are small non-coding regulatory RNAs which may be released into the systemic circulation as a consequence of the body's adaptation to exercise. The expression profile of circulating miRNAs (ci-miRNAs) has been proposed as a potential diagnostic biomarker for adaptive responses of particular systems to physical exertion. Several miRNAs are...

The PPARD gene codes protein that belongs to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family engaged in a variety of biological processes, including lipid metabolism in muscle cells. In this study, we assess the relationship between PPARD gene expression lipid metabolism parameters and the variation of the PPARD gene expression before...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on heart rate variability (HRV) indices in men with coronary artery disease (CAD) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The study population consisted of 131 male patients with CAD prospectively and cons...

Recently studies have shown that, depending on the type of training and its duration, the expression levels of selected circulating myomiRNAs (c-miR-27a,b, c-miR-29a,b,c, c-miR-133a) differ and correlate with the physiological indicators of adaptation to physical activity. To analyse the expression of selected classes of miRNAs in soccer players du...

New Findings What is the central question of this study? What is the influence of a single bout of exercise on the properties of erythrocyte fractions at different ages? What is the main finding and its importance? A single bout of exercise in untrained men induced oxidative stress in erythrocytes and had an influence on antioxidant defense in thes...

Background . The assessment of blood pressure (BP) response during exercise test is an important diagnostic instrument in cardiovascular system evaluation. The study aim was to determine normal values of BP response to submaximal, multistage exercise test in healthy adults with regard to their age, gender, and workload. Materials and Methods . The...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves exercise tolerance and general function. However, its effects on blood plasma in cardiac patients remain uncertain. Our aim was to examine the effect of comprehensive CR on the oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant plasma status in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) after cardiac interventions. Ex...

Objective: To compare physical activity (PA) measured by 4 methods in adults under free-living conditions in relation to selected demographic and anthropometric variables. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Department of Sports Medicine. Participants: Clinically healthy men (81) and women (69) aged 45 to 64 years. Interventions: Physical activ...

Background The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the relationship between body composition, metabolic parameters and endothelial function among physically active healthy middle-aged and older men. Methods Out of 101 asymptomatic men prospectively tracked for traditional cardiovascular risk factors (mean observation period 25.1 years), 55...

Background The purpose of the study was to examine the association between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), cardiovascular biomarkers and atherosclerosis among asymptomatic men with stable LTPA level throughout the 25-year prospective observation. Methods Out of 101 asymptomatic men prospectively observed for their lifestyle and cardiovascul...

The aim of the study was to determine arterial blood pressure response to exercise in young athletes. The study group comprised 711 young athletes (457 boys, 254 girls) aged 10 to 18 years (mean 13.41 ± 3.12 years) who had been training for an average of 7.62 ± 4.2 h per week for an average of 4.01 ± 2.5 years. Participants with elevated arterial b...

Background: The aim of this analysis was to examine long-term effects of changes in metabolic status on microvascular endothelial function and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) biomarkers among physically active middle-aged men. Methods: Metabolically healthy men (n = 101, mean age 59.7 years), free of symptoms and treatment, have been prospectively...

Objective. The purpose of the study was to assess total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of blood serum in relation with habitual leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and aerobic capacity in a group of 90 men with coronary heart disease (CHD) aged 34.8–77.0 years and in 90 age-matched peers without CHD. Methods. Two spectrophotometric methods were appli...

The progression of interventional cardiology surgery and cardiosurgical intervention refers to a growing population with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). It particularly concerns patients with multivessel coronary disease (MCD) after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Subjects with metabolic syndr...

In the past few years considerable progress regarding the knowledge of the human genome map has been achieved. As a result, attempts to use gene therapy in patients' management are more and more often undertaken. The aim of gene therapy is to replace defective genes in vivo and/or to promote the long-term endogenous synthesis of deficient protein....

Whether the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) is related to a decrease in total antioxidant capacity (TAC) has not yet been completely clarified. We assessed TAC of blood serum in a group of 163 men with CHD aged 34.8-77.0 years and in 163 age-matched peers without CHD. Two spectrophotometric methods were applied to assess TAC: ferric reduc...

Background: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of lifetime physical activity (PA) on selected indices of atherosclerosis in longitudinal observation of middle-aged men. Methods: The subject of the study was a cohort of 101 men (mean age 59,7 ± 9,0 years), free of cardiovascular symptoms and treatment, participating in foll...

The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in haemoglobin conformation and parameters related to oxidative stress in whole erythrocytes, membranes, and plasma after a single bout of exercise in a group of young untrained men. Venous blood samples from eleven healthy young untrained males (age = 22 ± 2 years, BMI = 23 ± 2.5 kg/m(2)) were t...

Optimal dose of physical activity in the prevention of atherosclerosis remains unclear. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) on selected indices of atherosclerosis in the working-age population of men. The study was carried out in a cohort of asymptomatic men participating in follow-up e...

The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in haemoglobin conformation and parameters related to oxidative stress in whole erythrocytes, membranes and plasma after a single bout of exercise in a group of young untrained men. Venous blood samples from eleven healthy young untrained males (age= 22±2 years, BMI = 23±2.5 kg/m2) were taken fro...

It is still uncertain if having at least moderate physical fitness is a necessary and sufficient condition for lowering the risk of death. The aforementioned statement constituted the basis for undertaking the study concerning the effect of particular health-related behaviours on the likelihood of survival in subjects with a moderate and high physi...

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of lifetime PA patterns on selected indices of atherosclerosis in longitudinal observation of middle-aged men. Methods: The subject of the study was a cohort of 101 men aged 50-77 years (mean age 59,7±9,0 years), free of cardiovascular symptoms and treatment, involved in regular aer...

Introduction: Data on long-term patterns of weight change in relation to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) are scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of weight change on the risk of MetS in men. Material and Methods: Prospective longitudinal observation (17.9 ± 8.1 years) of apparently healthy 324 men aged 18–64 years. M...

Systematic physical activity is a necessary element of normal development of a young human body.1 2 From early childhood, people should participate in sports and recreational activities involving movement. However, organised and systematic learning of a given form of motor activity (physical training), particularly participation in sport competitio...

The aim of the study was to determine the association between the long-term physical activity (PA) and the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of blood serum and their association with coexisting risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases in a group of relatively healthy men. The research was conducted among 422 males age 19.2-89.8 yr, either sedentary...

Few studies have examined the effect of physical activity (PA) on subclinical atherosclerosis. Those that have been conducted were not based on longitudinal observation of lifestyle and objective measures of cardiorespiratory fitness. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of PA level on subclinical atherosclerosis in a long-term prospect...

Background: Adiponectin, leptin, and soluble leptin receptor (sObR) have important effect on atherosclerosis and its complications -coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In patients recovering after acute coronary syndrome these adipokines have not been studied until now. Material/Methods: The subjects were 38 males, participan...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of regular physical activity on heart rate variability indices (HRV) in men with coronary heart disease. Material/Methods: We studied 105 patients with coronary heart disease. Group 1 consisted of 42 participants in an 8-week early, ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation program (ACR). Grou...

The aim of this article is a presentation of current knowledge regarding the changes of plasma antioxidant capacity observed in response to physical exercise. Human body created the enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems, which play a protective role in the harmful impact of free radicals. Those two systems constitute what is known as the plasma total...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a methodology that has profoundly affected the approach to patients' functional evaluation, linking performance and physiological parameters to the underlying metabolic substratum and providing highly reproducible exercise capacity descriptors. This study provides professionals with an up-to-date review of...

We examined simultaneously the influence of age as well as both current and historical habitual physical activity (PA) on aerobic (physical working capacity - PWC) and anaerobic (Pmax) power in 354 men aged 20.2-87.6 yrs. All the participants performed the graded aerobic exercise test and 8-second explosive power tests on a bicycle ergometer. Curre...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of residential (RCR) vs ambulatory (ACR) cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on health-related quality of life (QOL) connected with changes in exercise capacity of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The 562 patients with CHD were studied: 313 participants in RCR and 249 participants in ACR. The e...

Introduction: Disturbances of secretion and action of adiponectin and leptin appear an important factor accelerating atherosclerosis. Usually the decrease of adiponectin concentration is accompanied by the increase of leptin and these occur in obesity. Increased uric acid concentrations are also considered a risk factor of atherosclerosis. Relation...

Physical exercise was used as a model of the physiological modulator of free radical production to examine the effects of exercise-induced oxidative modifications on the physico-biochemical properties of erythrocyte membrane. The aim of our work was to investigate conformational changes of erythrocyte membrane proteins, membrane fluidity, and membr...

In many countries, reducing inequalities in health and mortality has become a significant problem. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between employment status and self rated health in study population. The study was performed in the randomly selected population of individuals aged 25-64 years. Logistic regression was used to esti...

We explored the relationship of current and lifetime physical activity (PA) with upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) symptomatology in 142 male volunteers aged 33 to 90. They participated in baseline and one-year follow-up examinations and fulfilled the log books for daily recording of URTI symptomatology during the whole year. PA was assesse...

Background: Among the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)- weak androgen secreted in reticular zone of adrenal cortex are improvement of lipid profile, increase of HDL cholesterol concentration, decrease of insulin resistance and increase of nitric oxide synthesis in vascular endothelium, what makes up its antiatherogenic impact. Regular physi...

Background: Low sinus rate variability is an unfavourable prognostic factor in patients after a myocardial infarction. A factor which increases the sinus rhythm variability is physical activity. Aim: To evaluate the impact of a 10-week systematic physical activity on the sinus rate variability indices in male patients with ischaemic heart disease....

Introduction: The aim of the study was assessment of adiponectin serum concentrations and insulin resistance in male patients attending 8 weeks early cardiac rehabilitation (ECR). Material and methods: The study was prospective observation of 38 males attending ECR program after primary PCI. The exclusion criterion was diabetes mellitus. The adipon...

Study aim: To evaluate serum adiponectin concentration in male patients after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty attending outpatient early comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program (RP), and to determine factors that affects its value. Methodology: The study comprised 61 men within a period of up to 30 days after percutaneous corona...

The study objective was to evaluate an association between selected work-related and socio-economic factors and tobacco smoking among economically active individuals. The study was conducted among randomly selected residents of the city of Łódź (n = 598) aged 25-64 years. The smoking status was determined based on questionnaire data. Logistic regre...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the most common method of treatment of severe hip osteoarthritis. There is little data concerning the physical activity of total hip arthroplasty patients in Poland and investigations to explore this area are useful. The aim of the study was to describe the post-operative physical activity of total hip arthroplasty p...