Body Fat Rate Research Articles

Food consumption, anthropometry and body composition of patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the consumption of risk and protective foods for chronic noncommunicable diseases and to investigate associations with anthropometric parameters and body composition in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Methods A case-series study was conducted with 79 adult and elderly patients of both genders in outpatient care. Food intake was evaluated using a food frequency questionnaire for the identification of foods with greater daily consumption, stratified by gender. The consumption frequency of each food was converted into scores of two food groups characteristics: risk and protection. The conceptual model took into account sociodemographic, behavioral and anthropometric variables as well as body composition. Results A total of 72.1% of the participants in the sample had excess weight based on the body mass index and 43.5% had excess body fat. The consumption of protective foods was greater among individuals with a higher body mass index and with a greater rate of body fat. Conclusion The data indicate a situation of reverse causality and reveal the complexity of the relationship among food intake, body fat and chronic noncommunicable diseases.

Comparative Study on the Effect of Two Different Sequential Combination Training Methods on Fat Reduction

In this paper, overweight or obese young women with sports experience and body fat rate > 30% were divided into groups to compare the effect of "HIIT" and "aerobic" exercise in different sequence combination training methods, and analyze whether "HIIT + Aerobic" is more effective than "aerobic + HIIT". The aim is to provide more effective training programs and establish scientific fitness awareness for overweight or obese young women who have sports experience.

Effects of Tea Consumption on Anthropometric Parameters, Metabolic Indexes and Hormone Levels of Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ObjectiveOur aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of tea supplements for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).MethodsWe conducted searches of the published literature in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP database, and Wanfang Database in 1985 to September 2021. Data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were obtained to assess the effects of tea versus placebo in women with PCOS. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) were pooled using a random-effects model or risks ratios (RRs) using a random-effects model.ResultsSix RCTs (235 participants) were included in our systematic review. Tea supplements as adjuvant therapy led to greater improvement in body weight (WMD −2.71, 95% CI −4.95 to −0.46, P = 0.02, I2 = 0%), fasting blood glucose (FBG: WMD −0.40, 95% CI −0.59 to −0.20, P < 0.0001, I2 = 0%) and fasting insulin (FINS: WMD −3.40, 95% CI −4.76 to −2.03, P < 0.00001, I2 = 0%) when compared with placebo. There were no significant differences of body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body fat rate, total testosterone, free testosterone (FT), dehydroepiandrosterone, luteinizing hormone or follicular-stimulating hormone (FSH) between the two groups. In addition, subgroup analysis suggested that green tea was effective on body weight, FINS, FBG, FT, and FSH, and herbal tea can also reduce FT levels, tea supplements had a significant impact on FBG and FSH in trials with intervention duration ≥ 3 months, and intervention lasting less than 3 months can improve FINS. Tea had significant effect on reducing WHR, FBG and FSH in Asian PCOS patients, but not in Caucasians. And there was no statistically significant effect of tea on weight and FINS in Asians, but it was effective for Caucasian participants. Compared with placebo, tea supplements did not cause significant adverse reactions (RR 1.45, 95% CI 0.30 to 6.90, P = 0.65, I2 = 0%).ConclusionThis meta-analysis suggests that consumption of tea supplementation in women with PCOS could significantly decrease the levels of FBG and FINS as well as reduce body weight. Especially green tea, not only has the above effects, but also has a significant effect on improving a variety of reproductive hormone indexes. Furthermore, tea supplementation is a relatively safe therapy for PCOS patients. Systematic Review RegistrationPROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=212755, identifier CRD42021249196.

Relationship between Muscle Mass of Limbs and aGVHD in Patients with Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

To explore the correlation of limb muscle mass and acute graft-versus-host disease. Clinical data from 144 patients treated by allo-HSCT in Guangzhou First People's Hospital were collected and analyzed retrospectively. The age, sex, diagnosis, donor age, sex of the donors, preparative regimen, ATG dose, HLA match, graft source, and number of infused stem cells of the patients were collected as baseline information. Meanwhile, bioelectrical impedance principle (BIA) was used to measure the limb muscle mass, body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, upper arm muscle circumference, triceps skinfold thickness, and body fat rate of the patients before and after transplantation, so as to compare the changes of limb muscle mass and investigate its correlation with aGVHD. It was found that 61.11% of allo-HSCT patients showed muscle mass loss, and the proportion of male and female was 35.42% and 25.69%, respectively. There were reduction in the body weight, BMI, upper arm muscle circumference and muscle mass of limbs after transplantation as compared with those before transplantation (P<0.05). By comparing with the cumulative incidence of aGVHD between the patients in low muscle mass group and normal muscle mass group, it was found that the cumulative incidence of Ⅱ-Ⅳdegree aGVHD in patients with low muscle mass (30.38%) was higher than those with normal muscle mass (8.93%), which showed statistical difference (P<0.05). Univariate analysis showed that muscle mass, the sex of the donors, and preparative regimen were the influencing factors of aGVHD (P<0.05). Binary logistic regression showed that low muscle mass was the independent risk factor affecting aGVHD (P<0.05). Patients treated by allo-HSCT shows a decline in muscle mass after transplantation, and the incidence of aGVHD is high in patients with low muscle mass. Therefore, the assessment of muscle quality in early stage in patients with HSCT can facilitate earlier detection of aGVHD.

Soluble Dietary Fiber Significance against Obesity in a Western China Population.

Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether soluble dietary fibers (SDFs) could protect against obesity by influencing weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat rate (BFR), visceral fat rate (VFR), or waistline. Methods We examined obese adult patients from western China at 0 and 3 weeks after an SDF diet. Index assessments of obesity including height, weight, BMI, BFR, VFR, and waistline were carried out. We used the Mann–Whitney U test to examine the difference between the usual diet and the SDF group. Results Weight, BMI, BFR, and waistline were reduced in both the control group and the SDF group (P < 0.001). The reduction of the four indices in the SDF group was significantly higher than in the control group (P < 0.001). Higher intake of various SDFs has significantly reduced the weight, BMI, BFR, and waistline than the usual diet group in obesity. Conclusion Our results indicated that increased intake of SDFs in the diet of obese patients would protect against obesity in the first 3 weeks.

Waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, body fat rate, total body fat mass and risk of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

To identify the associations between waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body fat rate (BFR), total body fat mass (BFM), and the risk of low back pain (LBP). We have searched PubMed through October 2020 for observational studies investigating the associations between WC, WHR, BFR, or total BFM and the risk of LBP. Random-effect models were used to calculate the summary risk estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). A total of fifteen studies with 92,936 participants were included, of which ten were related to WC, five were related to WHR, four were related to BFR, and four were related to total BFM. Pooled results indicated that high WC (odds ratio (OR) = 1.30, 95% CI 1.10-1.54) and WHR (OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.00-1.76) were associated with an increased risk of chronic low back pain (c-LBP). High WC (OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.03-1.34) was also associated with an increased risk of non-c-LBP. The risk of non-c-LBP increased by 23% (OR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.01-1.50) for every 10% increase in BFR, and for every 10kg increase in total BFM, the risk of non-c-LBP increased by 24% (OR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.10-1.39). Observational epidemiological evidence suggested that individuals with increased WC, WHR, BFR, or total BFM tended to have an increased risk of LBP, regardless of whether their body mass indexes were normal. Excessive fat mass was the essence of the process.

The Relationship between Mindful Eating and Body Mass Index and Body Compositions in Adults

Introduction: Obesity and overweight are important public health problems. Mindfulness can promote healthier living and dietary habits, which might support weight loss. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between eating awareness and body mass index (BMI) and body composition in adults. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted with 446 volunteers. The heights, weights, and waist circumferences of the participants were measured, and bioelectrical impedance analyses were performed. A sociodemographic information form prepared by the researchers and the Turkish version of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) were administered to the volunteers. Results: In this study, 31.2% (n = 139) of the participants were overweight and 46.9% (n = 209) were obese. There was no statistically significant relationship between gender and BMI. The total mean MEQ score was found to be 88.26 ± 13.3 (53–144). The awareness scores of women of normal weight were statistically significantly higher than those of women with obesity (p = 0.001). There was no difference between BMI categories and awareness scores among male participants. While participants with obesity had higher scores for eating disinhibition, their eating control, eating discipline, and interference scores were lower than those of participants with normal weight (p < 0.001). A weak statistically significant correlation was found between the awareness subdimension of the scale and the ages, BMIs, waist circumferences, and body fat rates of the participants. Conclusion: It was observed that mindful eating was lower in women with overweight and obesity than that in women with normal weight. We believe that it is important to increase awareness of eating in order to protect against the diseases caused by obesity and for a healthy life.

Effect of Gender to Fat Deposition in Yaks Based on Transcriptomic and Metabolomics Analysis.

Fat deposition in yaks plays an important part in survival, multiplication, and meat quality. In this work, the characteristic of fat deposition in male yaks (MYs) and female yaks (FYs) and the regulations of gender to yak fat deposition were explored by mRNA-Seq and non-targeted metabolomics analyses. FYs possessed a higher body fat rate (BFR) of visceral fat, fat content in longissimus dorsi (LD) and liver, and subcutaneous fat thickness (p < 0.05). The fat and cholesterol synthesis in liver and the fat transport in FY blood increased. The fat metabolism in yaks is the combined effect of carbohydrate, fatty acid, and amino acid metabolism by tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and an increase of triglyceride (TG) synthesis was accompanied by an increase of steroid synthesis. The high levels of myo-inositol and cortisol (COR) (p < 0.01) activated the calcium signaling in FY subcutaneous fat, followed by the increase of adipocyte secretion, and resulted in more leptin (LEP) secretion (p < 0.01). Then peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) signaling was activated by the focal adhesions and ECM–receptor interaction. Finally, the TG and steroid synthesis increased by the expression regulation of ME1, SCD, ELOVL6, DGAT2, DBI, LPL, CPT1, PLIN1, LIPA, DHCR24, and SQLE gene. The above genes can be considered as the candidate genes for yak with higher fat amount in molecular breeding in the future. This study can provide a theoretical basis for improving the meat quality and breeding of yaks.

ANALYSIS OF BIOLO ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK IN PREDICTION OF AEROBIC EXERCISE INDEX BASED ON ALGORITHM

ABSTRACT Objective: To study the relationship between aerobic activity and cardiac autonomic nerve activity by artificial neural network algorithm and biological image fusion; because of the artificial neural network model (ANN) problems, biological image processing technology is introduced based on ANN. Methods: An Ann under biological image intelligence algorithm is proposed, a classifier suitable for electrocardiograph (ECG) screening is designed, and an ECG signal screening system is successfully established. Moreover, the data set of normal recovered ECG signals of the subjects during the experimental period is constructed, and a classifier is used to extract the characteristic data of a normal ECG signal during the experimental period. Results: The changes in resting heart rate and other physical health indicators are analyzed by combining resting physiological indicators, namely heart rate, body weight, body mass index and body fat rate. The results show that the self-designed classifier can efficiently process the ECG images, and long-term regular activities can improve the physical conditions of most people. Most subjects’ body weight and body fat rate decrease with the extension of experiment time, and the resting heart rate decreases relatively. Conclusions: Certain indicators can be used to predict a person's dynamic physical health, which indicates that the experimental research of index prediction in this research has a good effect, which not only extends the application of artificial neural network but also lays a foundation for the research and implementation of ECG intelligent testing wearable devices. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

Exercise Intervention For Prevention Of Sarcopenia In The Elderly

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preventive effects of different exercise interventions on sarcopenia in elderly women by take exercise intervention on Chinese female elderly population. METHODS: Subjects: 260 sarcopenia female subjects were from China (61.2 ± 10.1 yrs) and 48 of them were lost to follow-up. They were randomly divided into Aerobic Exercise(AE) intervention group (n = 75), Resistance Exercise(RE) intervention group (n = 68) and Control group (n = 69). All signed informed consent.Intervention methods: 3 times a week, 60 minutes/per, 12 weeks. AE: Walking, jogging, swimming, tai chi and aerobics. RE: With the help of a chair,elastic belt,dumbbell for large muscle groups and multi-joint training, respectively by 40%, 50%, 60% 1RM exercise for 4 weeks. Test indicators: Height, Weight, Muscle Mass, Grip Strength (GS), Chair Sit to Stand (STS), Timed Up and Go (TUG). They were tested before intervention and 12 weeks after training. ANOVA by using SPSS20.0. RESULTS: 1. RE can significantly increase muscle mass. The muscle mass increased by 2.8% in the RE group significantly higher than that in the other two groups (P < 0.05). The body fat rate of AE group decreased by 2.3%, which was significantly higher than other two groups (P < 0.05). 2. RE can significantly increase muscle strength. The GS in the RE group increased by 13.1%, higher than that AE group (increased by 8.4%) and control group (increased by 3.6%) (P < 0.05). RE and AE can significantly improve physical activity function. Compared with the control group, the STS in the AE group and RE group were significantly improved (-18.1% and -15.6%), and the TUG were significantly reduced (1.7% and 11.0%) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Exercise intervention has a positive prevention and treatment effect on sarcopenia in elderly women. Resistance exercise can improve muscle mass, muscle strength and physical activity function, aerobic exercise can improve the physical activity function of elderly women. Research supported by National Health Commission “Preventive intervention for disability caused by sarcopenia in the elderly” (No. 2019120876)

Effect of Aerobic Exercise Prescription Combined with Dietary Intervention on MAPK Signal Pathway in Simple Obese Children

Purpose: Observe the effect of aerobic exercise prescription combined with diet control on MAPK signaling pathways in children with simple obesity, to explore the molecular mechanisms of weight loss and health promotion in children with simple obesity. Methods: 18 male children with simple obesity were given aerobic exercise training for 4 weeks, 6 days a week, twice a day, each exercise for 2 to 2.5 hours. The dietitian formulated the corresponding diet according to the metabolic rate and weight of each subject, and strictly implemented it. And body composition, blood glucose, blood lipids, serum insulin and other indicators were test before and after the experimental. In addition, the mRNA chip was used to randomly detect the gene expression in the MAPK signaling pathway in the peripheral blood of 5 subjects before and after the experiment. Results: (1) after 4 weeks, the body shape indicators decreased significantly (p&lt;0.05); the blood glucose and lipid metabolism indicators decreased significantly (p&lt;0.05) (2) The gene chip test results found that before and after the experiment, a total of 27 genes in the MAPK signaling pathway were changed. These 27 genes were involved in the four pathways of ERK1/2, ERK5, p38 MAPK, and JNK. Conclusion: (1) 4 weeks of aerobic exercise prescription combined with diet control could significantly reduce the body fat rate of simple obese children, and could significantly improve their glucose and lipid metabolism disorder. (2) 4 weeks of aerobic exercise prescription combined with diet control could play a significant role in MAPK signaling pathway of simple obese children.

Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercises on Selected Physiological Biochemical and Anthropometric Variables among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Dilla, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of aerobic, resistance combined aerobic and resistance exercises on some specific physiological, biochemical, and anthropometric variables among type 2 diabetic patients. The study participants were 24 adult group patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus selected among the permanent follow up subjects of Dilla University Referral Hospital (DURH) clinic of diabetes care center in Dilla, Ethiopia. The randomly assigned subjects were allocated to experiment group such as aerobic exercise group (n= 6), resistance exercise group (n=6), combined aerobic and resistance exercise group (n=6) and the control group (n=6).total. The training period was 16 weeks. The Physiological and biochemical tests as well as anthropometric measurements were examined during pretest and posttest of the study. To compare means and mean difference of pretest and posttest of each exercise group, pair sample t test was used. To get a significant ANOVA by comparing the changes among groups, Tukey post hoc test also used. After sixteen weeks of regular exercise training glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c), Fasting blood sugar level (FBS), blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), Heart rate (HR), and percentage of body fat (BF %) were significantly improved in the groups of exercise intervention. This was combined aerobic and resistance exercise alone followed by resistance exercise alone, and aerobic exercise alone. However none were significant in the control group. Thus, our study concluded that combined aerobic and resistance exercise alone has more beneficial than resistance exercise alone and aerobic exercise alone for the selected physiological, biochemical and anthropometric variables for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Effects of Health Qigong in Improving the Cervical and Lumbar Disc Disease and Mental Health Status of Sedentary Young and Middle-Aged Faculties.

Background:Shoulder, neck, and back discomforts and abdominal obesity caused by sedentariness are increasingly prominent in young and middle-aged population groups. Health Qigong improves physical functions and strengthens the disease resistance of exercisers. This study aims to explore health Qigong intervention’s effects on the cervical vertebra, lumbar vertebra, and mental status.Methods:A total of 108 sedentary young and middle-aged faculties from Yantai University in China were recruited from July to December 2020 and randomly classified into the experimental and control groups. The former received health Qigong exercises for 12 weeks, and the latter was not intervened. The total general skeletal muscle mass, range of neck joint motion, mental health, and range of waist joint motion of all respondents before and after the intervention were tested and calculated.Results:The body fat rate of the experimental group after intervention was significantly lower than that before intervention (P<0.05). The skeletal muscle mass (SMM) value was significantly higher than that before intervention. The experimental group had lower body fat rate but higher SMM value than the control group after the intervention. In addition, the range of motion (ROM) of the cervical vertebra was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group after intervention. Somatization, obsessive/compulsive disorder, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, paranoia, and SCL-90 total score of the experimental group after intervention decreased significantly compared with that before intervention (P<0.05).Conclusion:Health Qigong improves the ROM of cervical and lumbar vertebrae and the mental health status of sedentary young and middle-aged groups.

초등학교 축구 엘리트 선수와 클럽선수 간 체력 비교를 통한 개선방안 모색

This study was conducted to suggest the importance of providing systematic and specialized physical training for school sports club players when linking them to professional elite trainers in the future by comparing physical strength between elementary school soccer elite trainers and school sports club players in accordance. According to the KISS Sports Science Center Physical Measurement Standards Manual, the differences between groups were derived by measuring body composition, flexibility, muscle strength, muscular endurance, agility, quickness, and cardiopulmonary endurance.<BR> 1. During the physical construction test, elite athletes showed high muscle mass and skeletal muscle mass, while club players showed high body fat and body fat rate.<BR> 2. During the flexibility test, the results of the iliac examination and the posterior examination showed that elite athletes were highly qualified.<BR> 3. During the nimbleness test, the whole body and side step tests showed that elite athletes were high. <BR> 4. In the visual response test, elite athletes completed their tasks quickly.<BR> 5. Among the muscular strength tests, the grip strength test and the back strength test showed that elite athletes were highly qualified.<BR> 6. During the quickness test, the team"s jump test showed that elite athletes were highly qualified.<BR> 7. During the muscle endurance test, sit-ups were high among elite athletes.<BR> 8. During the cardiac endurance test, the 20-meter shuttle run test showed a high number of elite athletes.

Analysis of Health Management Using Physiological Data Based on Continuous Exercise

To accurately predict and monitor an individual’s health, accurate information on the changing patterns of the individual’s physiological signals is required. In this study, obesity parameters were analyzed using regression analysis based on the physiological signals of individuals who performed continuous exercise. To this end, three healthy adult subjects participated in the experiment, and their health management was analyzed by monitoring changes in health information parameters while they performed continuous exercise with daily activities over a long period of time. Subjects’ exercise parameters included heart rate were collected through smart watches, and their specified obesity parameters were measured using a smart scale. The analysis results showed that weight and body fat decreased and muscle composition increased in conjunction with the amount of exercise for two subjects who performed continuous exercise while conducting daily activities. For one subject who did not perform any specific exercise, however, the weight and body muscle rate tended to increase slightly and the body fat rate tended to decrease slightly. It was found that continuous exercise improved the subjects’ ability to adapt to exercise, thereby increasing Max BPM and reducing weight. Performing continuous exercise while conducting daily activities appears to improve physical measures of health, as it decreases weight and body fat rate and increases body muscle rate. Health management analysis based on the physiological data collected from smart devices is expected to play a role in keeping the human body healthy.

Effects of acupoint thread-embedding therapy on serum apelin and GLP-1 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with obesity due to dampness-heat encumbering spleen

To observe the effects of acupoint thread-embedding therapy on serum apelin and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with obesity due to dampness-heat encumbering spleen. Sixty-six patients were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group according to the random number table method, with 33 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were treated with exenatide and metformin, while patients in the observation group were treated with additional acupoint thread-embedding. After 12-week treatment, the obesity-related indicators, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and body fat rate, the glycometabolism indicators, including fasting blood glucose, 2 h postprandial blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin, and the lipid metabolism indicators, including total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), as well as serum apelin and GLP-1 levels were observed in patients of the two groups. After treatment, the BMI, waist circumference and body fat rate of patients in the two groups were all reduced (all P 0.05); the TC, TG and LDL-C levels were all significantly reduced in the observation group (all P<0.05), lower than those in the control group (all P<0.05); the serum apelin level was decreased (P<0.05) and the serum GLP-1 level was increased (P<0.05) in the observation group, statistically different from those in the control group (both P<0.05). Combined with the conventional medication, acupoint thread-embedding therapy can significantly improve the obesity-related indicators, glycometabolism and lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with obesity due to dampness-heat encumbering spleen. This may be achieved by regulating the serum apelin and GLP-1 levels.

Changes in Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Health After Detraining in Older Men with Osteosarcopenia: 6-Month Follow-Up of the Randomized Controlled Franconian Osteopenia and Sarcopenia Trial (FrOST) Study.

PurposeTemporary cessation of exercise but maintenance of habitual physical activity might be a frequent situation in older people’s lives. Particularly the COVID-19 induced lockdown of exercise training facilities with individual outdoor activities still being allowed might be a blueprint for this potentially harmful scenario. Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine the effects of 6 months of detraining after 18 months of high-intensity resistance exercise (HIT-RT) on body composition and cardiometabolic outcomes in predominately obese older men with osteosarcopenia.Materials and MethodsCommunity-dwelling predominately obese men 72–91 years old with low muscle and bone mass (n=43) were randomly assigned to an 18-month HIT-RT (EG: n=21) or a non-training control group (CG, n=22). After the intervention, participants of the EG discontinued HIT-RT for 6 months, but increased their habitual physical activity. Study outcomes were group differences in detraining changes (“effects”) for lean body mass (LBM), total and abdominal body fat rate (determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) and the Metabolic Syndrome Z-Score (MetSZ). We applied an intention-to-treat analysis with multiple imputation to analyze the data.ResultsAfter the 18-month HIT-RT, we observed significant positive training effects for LBM, total and abdominal body fat rate and the MetSZ (all p<0.001). Abrupt cessation of HIT-RT for 6 months resulted in significantly higher unfavorable changes in the HIT-RT compared with the CG for LBM (p=0.001), total body fat (p=0.003) and the MetSZ (p=0.003), apart from abdominal body fat (p=0.059). However, significant overall effects were still present after 24 months for LBM and body fat indices but not for the MetSZ.ConclusionThe present study clearly indicates the unfavorable effects of 6 months of detraining after HIT-RT. Correspondingly, exercise protocols particularly for older people should focus on continuous exercise with short regeneration periods rather than on intermitted protocols with pronounced training breaks.

운동선수의 체지방률과 다리 등속성 근력의 상관성 분석 : 성별 및 연령 별 비교

운동선수의 체지방률과 다리 등속성 근력의 상관성 분석 : 성별 및 연령 별 비교

Visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue, which one induced thyroid dysfunction in patients with morbid obesity.

Thyroid dysfunction in patients with morbid obesity usually resolves after bariatric surgery. However, the role of diverse types of adipose tissue in the process remains unknown. We aim to investigate the effects of visceral and subcutaneous fat on thyroid function in a Chinese population with morbid obesity who underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG). University hospital, Shanghai, China METHODS: Repeated measurement data of thyroid hormone and body fat were collected at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after sleeve gastrectomy. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer and quantitative computerized tomography (CT) were used to compute visceral fat and subcutaneous fat. Repeated measures correlation (rmmcorr) package was employed for correlation analysis with generalized additive mixed model (GAMM) determining the independent factors. Thyroid stimulating-hormone (TSH) showed notable decrease at 36 months after surgery, coupled with reduction of BMI (38.08 kg/cm2 versus 24.28 kg/cm2), C-reactive protein (CRP), visceral adipose tissue (786.74 cm2 versus 367.44 cm2), body fat rate, and waistline (118.13 cm versus 100.87 cm). Only visceral fat, diabetes, and CRP proved to be independent variables for TSH decline, without correlation with subcutaneous fat. The present study is first to report the effects of different types of body fat on thyroidfunction in a Chinese population with morbid obesity, revealing that loss of visceral fat is the key to improving endocrine and metabolic activity after bariatric surgery.

Lower physical activity and altered body composition in patients with haemophilia compared with healthy controls.

IntroductionPatients with haemophilia (PWH) have traditionally been discouraged from engaging in sports and strenuous exercise activities, due to the perceived risk of bleeding complications. This puts PWH at an increased risk to become overweight or obese. However, the benefits of many forms of physical activity seem to outweigh their risks, although activities with significant trauma risk should be avoided.AimTo evaluate physical activity patterns and body composition of adult PWH.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study compared data on physical activity from tri‐axial accelerometers and body composition of 18 male adult PWH (aged 18–49 years) on prophylactic replacement therapy and without acute joint bleedings to those of 24 healthy age‐matched controls, by means of Mann‐Whitney‐U‐Tests.ResultsMedian moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity was significantly (p = .000) lower in PWH (34.6 min/day) than in healthy controls (65.2 min/day). Body mass index was almost similar between PWH and controls (25.1 vs 24.2 kg/m2, p = .431). Yet, we found a consistent trend towards less desirable outcomes across body composition parameters, such as median body fat rate (23.5 vs 17.0%, p = .055) in PWH, compared with controls.ConclusionAlthough physical activity has been recommended for PWH since the mid‐1970s, the physical activity engagement of adult PWH was still severely limited, possibly due to over‐cautiousness but presumably also in consequence of chronic pain. Poor physical activity engagement may well be expected to contribute to the increased body fat and decreased leg muscle mass. Consequently, policies should focus on improving the knowledge and motivation of PWH to engage in health‐enhancing physical activity.