Juan Caro, Inmaculada Navarro, Pedro Romero, Rosario I Lorente, María Antonia Priego, Sergio Martínez-Hervás, Jose T Real, Juan F Ascaso
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España. juancaro84@gmail.com
Endocrinología y nutrición : órgano de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición 2013 AprTo assess the effect of moderate regular aerobic physical activity not associated to body weight changes on insulin resistance and the associated metabolic changes in general population. A cross-sectional, observational study in an adult population (n=101 subjects aged 30-70 years) with no personal history of disease and with stable weight in the three months prior to the study. The group with regular exercise performed 30-60 minutes of moderate regular physical exercise 5 days per week (7.5-15 hours MET per week), while a control group performed no regular physical exercise and had a sedentary lifestyle. Subjects were age- and sex-matched. Lipids, lipoproteins, and HOMA index were measured using standard methods. The group with regular physical activity consisted of 48 subjects (21 male/27 female), while the group with no regular physical activity included 53 subjects (31 male/22 female). No significant differences were found between the groups in age, sex, BMI, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Significant differences were found between the groups in fasting serum triglyceride, HDL-C, and apoB levels. Fasting plasma insulin levels (12.1 ± 4.13 vs 14.9 ± 4.8 mU/L, P= .004) and HOMA index (2.8 ± 1.1 vs 3.5 ± 4.1, P= .001) were significantly lower in the group with regular physical activity as compared to the sedentary group. Prevalence rates of metabolic syndrome were 20.7% and 45.8% (P=.01) in the regular physical activity and sedentary groups respectively. Moderate regular physical activity is associated to higher insulin sensitivity, an improved lipid profile, and a decrease in components of metabolic syndrome with no change in weight or BMI. Copyright © 2012 SEEN. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.
Juan Caro, Inmaculada Navarro, Pedro Romero, Rosario I Lorente, María Antonia Priego, Sergio Martínez-Hervás, Jose T Real, Juan F Ascaso. Metabolic effects of regular physical exercise in healthy population. Endocrinología y nutrición : órgano de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición. 2013 Apr;60(4):167-72
PMID: 23517693
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