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| Title |
Muscular strength, aerobic capacity, and adipocytokines in obese youth after resistance training: A pilot study.
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| Published in |
Australasian Medical Journal, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.4066/amj.2015.2293 |
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| Authors |
Sarah P Shultz, Rachana Dahiya, Gary M Leong, David S Rowlands, Andrew P Hills, Nuala M Byrne |
| Abstract |
Exercise has shown positive training effects on obesity-related inflammation, however, resistance training has shown mixed results concerning adipocytokine levels. The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the effects of resistance training on blood adipocytokine concentrations in obese youth, with specific examination of the relationship between these biomarkers and improved fitness (i.e., aerobic capacity, muscular strength). Fourteen obese adolescents (16.1 ±1.6 y; BMI: 32.3 ±3.9 kg/m(2)) participated in a 16-week resistance training intervention. Body composition, fasting blood concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-ɑ), adiponectin, and leptin were measured pre- and post-training. Aerobic capacity was assessed via a maximal discontinuous exercise test. The rate of gain in muscular strength was calculated as the slope of progression in 1-repetition maximum throughout the intervention. Resistance training increased lean mass (total, trunk) and decreased per cent body fat (total, trunk). The training also caused moderate clear decreases in IL-6 and TNF-ɑ concentrations. A small increase in adiponectin was also observed before and after intervention. When the group was stratified by changes in aerobic capacity, there were substantially larger decreases in leptin levels for those with improved capacity. Correlation analyses also revealed a negative relationship between log-transformed leptin and aerobic capacity at rest. Improvement in quadriceps strength was positively correlated with IL-6 and TNF-ɑ, while improvement in shoulder adductor strength was positively correlated with IL-6 only. Resistance training improved adipocytokine markers, which were partially associated with improved physical fitness. Specifically, the relationship between strength improvements and IL-6 and TNF-ɑ suggests an exercise-induced signalling pathway that results in overall adaptive decreases in systemic inflammation in obese youth. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| Spain | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| Brazil | 1 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Greece | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Scientists | 3 | 30% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 81 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 9% |
| Researcher | 4 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 21% |
| Unknown | 21 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 25 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 23 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 May 2017.
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