Abstract
PurposeThis study analyzes the metabolic effects on body components of short-term standard physical training interventions in the staff of a Chinese hospital.Methods and materialsWe analyzed annual medical examinations, including blood sampling, ultrasound examinations, etc., and selected 10 overweight voluntary participants to take part in formal physical training, and a body composition analyzer DBA-550 (Donghuayuan Medical Co., Ltd, Beijing, China) was used to analyze body components' change before physical training interventions and the first month and third month after the physical intervention.ResultsThe intervention significantly decreased body mass index (BMI) (p<0.05). Plasma lipids, triglyceride, and waist/hip ratio in females, trunk circumference in males, and limb circumference in females changed significantly (p<0.05). The body composition analysis showed that alterations in lean mass, fat weight, and fat percentage were not significant. Moreover, the segmental skeletal weight stable and segmental edema indices changed significantly but were within the normal range.ConclusionsThree months of short-term physical intervention effectively lower body weight and fat, but more significant changes in long-term intervention and larger groups can be expected. Besides, the body composition analyzer proved reliable and can modify more individualized treatment plans for overweight and obese individuals.
Highlights
Modern society has brought about many more lifestyle-related diseases in an unprecedented manner
The body composition analysis showed that alterations in lean mass, fat weight, and fat percentage were not significant
As for body mass index (BMI) and waist/hip ratio (W/H), we found significant decreases in BMI when compared with the time before physical training interventions in all participants (pre vs 1 month: 31.07±3.085 kg/m2 vs 30.09±3.179 kg/m2; first month vs third month: 30.09±3.179 kg/m2 vs 29.32±2.969 kg/m2, p
Summary
Modern society has brought about many more lifestyle-related diseases in an unprecedented manner. Especially when there are increased chances of accessing more calories and adapting to insufficient energy expenditure [1]. In 2016, the NonCommunicated Diseases (NCD) Risk Factor Collaboration reported the age-standardized worldwide prevalence of obesity (defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2) in 2014 in men and women was 10.8% and 15.0%, respectively, and the prevalence of overweight (BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2) was 24.4% and 27.9% [2]. It is estimated to rise to 18% and 21% by 2025 if it continues in the current conditions with no effective control [2]. Overweight and obesity in Chinese adults is about 70% [3]
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