The effect of physical activity and fitness on specific antibody production in college students

摘要

Background. The purpose of this study was to a of moderate physical activity/fitness on the immune response to a defined antigen, in particular, the hemagglutinin-inhibition response to the H1 (A/Texas/36/91) and H3 (A/Johannesburg/33/94) components of the 1995-96 Influenza virus vaccine. Methods. Sixty-seven volunteers 18-30 years of age (mean 21.1±2.3) participated in the study. Physical activity was assessed using the Stanford 7-Day Recall Questionnaire, physical fitness (VO_2 max) was predicted based on graded submaximal cycle ergometry.