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- Title
Effect of aerobic exercise on echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue thickness in overweight individuals.
- Authors
Bairapareddy, Kalyana Chakravarthy; Maiya, Arun G; Kumar, Padma; Nayak, Krishnananda; Guddattu, Vasudeva; Nayak, Vidya
- Abstract
Background: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) measured by echocardiography is a reliable indicator of visceral adipose tissue in the body and metabolic syndrome. The objective of this work was to study the effect of 12-week aerobic exercise training on echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EEATT), body composition and other metabolic parameters in asymptomatic overweight adults. Methods: A total of 170 overweight and mild obese individuals were randomly allocated to 12-week aerobic exercise program (intervention group) or no supervised exercise (control group). The body fat percentage and visceral fat levels were measured by bioelectric impedance analyzer, and blood tests were conducted to measure lipids, fasting blood sugar (FBS) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP). The participants also underwent transthoracic echocardiography to measure EATT. All the outcomes were measured after 12 weeks. Repeated measures were analyzed using ANOVA and Mann–Whitney U-test were used to analyze the data. Results: EEATT values significantly reduced by −16.24% (3.12±1.18 to 2.70±1.04, p
- Subjects
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AEROBIC exercises; ADIPOSE tissues; OVERWEIGHT persons; METABOLIC syndrome
- Publication
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome & Obesity: Targets & Therapy, 2018, Vol 11, p303
- ISSN
1178-7007
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/DMSO.S145862