A home-based treadmill training reduced epicardial and abdominal fat in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome

作者：Fornieles Gonzalez Gabriel; Rosety Rodriguez Miguel Angel; Rodriguez Pareja Maria Antonia; Diaz Ordonez Antonio; Rosety Rodriguez Jesus; Pery Bohorquez Maria Teresa; Brenes Martin Francisco; Escribano Ocon Antonio; Rosety Rodriguez Manuel; Ordonez Munoz Francisco Javier; Toro Cebada Rocio; Rosety Rodriguez Ignacio

来源：Nutricion Hospitalaria, 2014, 30(3): 609-613.

DOI：10.3305/nh.2014.30.3.7129

• Metabolic syndrome
• Postmenopuasal
• Epicardial adipose tissue
• Abdominal adipose tissue
• Exercise

Introduction: The current study was designed to determine the effect of home-based treadmill training on epicardial and abdominal adipose tissue in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome (MS). A secondary objective was to identify significant correlations between imaging and conventional anthropometric parameters. %26lt;br%26gt;Material and methods: Sixty postmenopausal women with MS volunteered for the current trial. Thirty were randomly assigned to perform a supervised home-based 16-week treadmill training program, 3 sessions/week, consisting of a warm-up, 30-40 min treadmill exercise (increasing 5-minutes each 4-weeks) at a work intensity of 60-75% of peak heart rate (increasing 5% each 4-weeks) and cooling-down. Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) was assessed by echocardiography. Abdominal fat mass in the lumbar regions L1-L4 and L4-L5 was determined by dual X-ray absorptiometry. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: Epicardial fat thickness and abdominal fat percentages were significantly improved after the completion of the training program. Another striking feature of the current study was the moderate correlation that was found between EFT and waist circumference (WC). %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: Home-based treadmill training reduced epicardial and abdominal fat in postmenopausal women with MS. A secondary finding was that a moderate correlation was found between EFT and WC. While current investigations are promising, future studies are still required to consolidate this approach in clinical application.

• 出版日期2014-9