| Keywords |
Retinol-binding protein-4 ; Combined exercise ; Arterial stiffness ; Obesity |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of combined exercise on Retinol-binding protein 4(RBP-4), arterial stiffness and %body fat in obese middle-aged women. In this study, 24 subjects were divided into 2 groups, exercise(n=12) and control group(n=12), participated in this study for 12 weeks. The untrained obese women in I city voluteered to participate in this study. RBP-4, arterial stiffness and %body fat were analyzed before and after 12-weeks exercise intervention.. All data were expressed as mean±SD by using SPSS package program(win 23.0). The results of this study were as follows : RBP-4(P<.01), %body fat(P<.01) were significantly decreased in the exercise group. Arterial stiffness of right hand, left hand, right foot and left foot(P<.01) were significantly increased in the exercise group. It was concluded that combined exercise program favorably affects the RBP-4, %body fat and arterial stiffness. Therefore, 12weeks combinded exercise may be beneficial to prevent and improve obesity and cardiovascular disease in obese subjects. |