The Effects of Eight Weeks of Interval Endurance Training on hs-CRP Levels and Anthropometric Parameters in Overweight Men
Inflammatory markers are known as the main predictors of cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed at determining the effect of 8 weeks of interval endurance training on hs-CRP level and some anthropometric parameters in overweight men. Following the call for participation in research project in Kashan, 73 volunteers participated in it and constituted the statistical population of the study. Then, 28 overweight young men from the age of 22 to 25 years old were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental and control group (n=14). Anthropometric and the blood sample was collected before and after the termination of the program for measuring hs-CRP. The interval endurance program was performed at 60 to 75% of maximum heart rate in 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test whether two samples come from the same distribution and T-test was used to assess the difference of two groups which were statistically significant at the level of 0.05. The result indicated that there was a significant difference between the hs-RP, weight, BMI and W/H ratio of overweight men in posttest in the exercise group (P≤0.05) but not in the control group. Interval endurance training program causes decrease in hs-CRP level and anthropometric parameters.
[1] FS. Lira, AS. Yamashita, MC. Uchida, NE. Zanchi, B. Gualano, EJR. Martins, et al. Low and moderate, rather than high intensity strength exercise induces benefit regarding plasma lipid profile. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2010; 2(31): 131-142.
[2] MA. Albert, RJ. Glynn, PM. Ridker. Effect of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein. Am Heart J 2004; 93: 221-225.
[3] ME. Bahram, M. Najjarian, M. Sayyah, H. Mojtahedi. The effect of an eight-week aerobic exercise program on the homocysteine level and VO2max in young non-athlete men. Feyz 2013; 17(2):149-156.
[4] P. Mathieu, P. Poirier, P. Pibarot, L. Lemiux, JP. Despres, Visceral obesity: the link among inflammation, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Hypertension 2009; 53(4): 577-584.
[5] DJ. Kim, JH. Noh, BW. Lee, YH. Choi, JH. Jung, YK. Min, et al. A white blood cell count in the normal concentration range is independently related to cardiorespiratory fitness in apparently healthy Korean men. Metabolism 2005; 54(11):1448-1452.
[6] S. Mora, IM. Lee, JE. Buring, PM. Ridker, Association of physical activity and body mass index with novel and traditional cardiovascular biomarkers in women. JAMA 2006; 295(12):1412-1419.
[7] AM. Witkowska, Soluble ICAM-1: A marker of vascular inflammation in and lifestyle. Cytokine 2005; 31(2):127-134.
[8] S. Choobineh, V. Dabidi-roshan, AA. Gaeini, The effect of continuous and intermittent aerobic exercise on the HS-CRP Wistar rats. Journal of Movement Science and Sport 2006; 5(9): 1-13.
[9] K. Christos, DT. Paul, The effects of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein and inflammatory markers. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 45(10): 1563-1569.
[10] JK. Wegge, CK. Roberts, TH. Ngo, RJ. Barnard. Effect of diet and exercise intervention on inflammatory and adhesion molecules in postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy and at risk for coronary artery disease. Meta 2004; 53(3): 337-381.
[11] M. Akbarpour, The Effect of Resistance Training on Serum Levels of Adipokine and Inflammatory Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Obese Men. Qom University of Medical Science 2013; 7(3):1-10.
[12] S. Nayebifar, M. Afzalpour, M. Saghebjoo, M. Hedayati, P. Shirzaee The effect of aerobic and resistance trainings on serum C-Reactive Protein, lipid profile and body composition in overweight women. Modern Care J 2012; 8(4): 186-196.
[13] SJ. Muylaert, TS. Church, SN. Blair, SN. Facsm. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and C-reactive Protein in premenopausal women. Med sci sports exerc 2003; 35(5):69.
[14] F. Gomes, DF. Telo, P. Souza-Heraldo, JC. Nicolau, A. Halpern, CV. Serrano, Obesity and coronary artery disease: role of vascular inflammation. Arq Bras Cardiol 2010; 94(2):255-261.
[15] KS. Heffernan, SY. Jae, VJ. Vieira, GA. Iwamoto, KR. Wilund, Woods JA, et al. C-reactive protein and cardiac vagal activity following resistance exercise training in young African-American and white men. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 296: 1098-105.
[16] B. Katja, L. Tiina, S. Veikko, J. Pekka. Associations of leisure time physical activity, self-rated physical fitness, and estimated aerobic fitness with serum C-reactive protein among 380 adults. Atherosclerosis 2006; 185: 381-387.
[17] A. Jeffrey, J. Victiraia, M. Viera, K. Todd, Exercise inflammation and immunity. Neuro clinical 2006; 24: 585-599.
[18] WD. Hiller, BLM. Dierenfield, PS. Douglas, ML. Otool, EE. Fortess, DS. Yamada, et al., C-reactive protein levels before and after endurance exercise. Medicine Science Sport Exercise 2003; 35(5): 121-132.
[19] TJ. Marcell, KA. McAuley, T. Traustadottir, PD. Reaven, Exercise training is not associated with improved levels of C-reactive protein or adiponectin. Metabolism 2005; 54: 533-541.
[20] EP. Plaisance, PW. Grandjean, Physical activity and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Sports Medicine 2006; 36(5): 443-458.
[21] MJ. Pourvaghar, Impact of a 2-month aerobic exercise on CRP of overweight female students. Feyz 2013; 17(4): 380-386.
[22] JH. Wilmore, DL. Costill, Physiology of sport and exercise. 2nd ed. Published in human kinetic; 1999. P.76-84.
[23] CE. Donges, R. Duffield, EJ. Drinkwater, Effects of resistance or aerobic exercise Ttraining on interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, and body composition. Med sci sports exerc 2010; 41(2):304-313.
[24] PM. Ridker, JE. Buring, NR. Cook, N. Rifai, C-reactive protein, the metabolic syndrome, and risk of incident cardiovascular events an 8-year follow-up of 14719 initially healthy American women. Circulation 2003; 107(3): 391-397.
[25] E, Selvin, NP, Paynter, TP. Erlinger, The Effect of Weight Loss on C-Reactive Protein. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167(8): 31-39.
[1] FS. Lira, AS. Yamashita, MC. Uchida, NE. Zanchi, B. Gualano, EJR. Martins, et al. Low and moderate, rather than high intensity strength exercise induces benefit regarding plasma lipid profile. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2010; 2(31): 131-142.
[2] MA. Albert, RJ. Glynn, PM. Ridker. Effect of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein. Am Heart J 2004; 93: 221-225.
[3] ME. Bahram, M. Najjarian, M. Sayyah, H. Mojtahedi. The effect of an eight-week aerobic exercise program on the homocysteine level and VO2max in young non-athlete men. Feyz 2013; 17(2):149-156.
[4] P. Mathieu, P. Poirier, P. Pibarot, L. Lemiux, JP. Despres, Visceral obesity: the link among inflammation, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Hypertension 2009; 53(4): 577-584.
[5] DJ. Kim, JH. Noh, BW. Lee, YH. Choi, JH. Jung, YK. Min, et al. A white blood cell count in the normal concentration range is independently related to cardiorespiratory fitness in apparently healthy Korean men. Metabolism 2005; 54(11):1448-1452.
[6] S. Mora, IM. Lee, JE. Buring, PM. Ridker, Association of physical activity and body mass index with novel and traditional cardiovascular biomarkers in women. JAMA 2006; 295(12):1412-1419.
[7] AM. Witkowska, Soluble ICAM-1: A marker of vascular inflammation in and lifestyle. Cytokine 2005; 31(2):127-134.
[8] S. Choobineh, V. Dabidi-roshan, AA. Gaeini, The effect of continuous and intermittent aerobic exercise on the HS-CRP Wistar rats. Journal of Movement Science and Sport 2006; 5(9): 1-13.
[9] K. Christos, DT. Paul, The effects of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein and inflammatory markers. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 45(10): 1563-1569.
[10] JK. Wegge, CK. Roberts, TH. Ngo, RJ. Barnard. Effect of diet and exercise intervention on inflammatory and adhesion molecules in postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy and at risk for coronary artery disease. Meta 2004; 53(3): 337-381.
[11] M. Akbarpour, The Effect of Resistance Training on Serum Levels of Adipokine and Inflammatory Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Obese Men. Qom University of Medical Science 2013; 7(3):1-10.
[12] S. Nayebifar, M. Afzalpour, M. Saghebjoo, M. Hedayati, P. Shirzaee The effect of aerobic and resistance trainings on serum C-Reactive Protein, lipid profile and body composition in overweight women. Modern Care J 2012; 8(4): 186-196.
[13] SJ. Muylaert, TS. Church, SN. Blair, SN. Facsm. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and C-reactive Protein in premenopausal women. Med sci sports exerc 2003; 35(5):69.
[14] F. Gomes, DF. Telo, P. Souza-Heraldo, JC. Nicolau, A. Halpern, CV. Serrano, Obesity and coronary artery disease: role of vascular inflammation. Arq Bras Cardiol 2010; 94(2):255-261.
[15] KS. Heffernan, SY. Jae, VJ. Vieira, GA. Iwamoto, KR. Wilund, Woods JA, et al. C-reactive protein and cardiac vagal activity following resistance exercise training in young African-American and white men. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 296: 1098-105.
[16] B. Katja, L. Tiina, S. Veikko, J. Pekka. Associations of leisure time physical activity, self-rated physical fitness, and estimated aerobic fitness with serum C-reactive protein among 380 adults. Atherosclerosis 2006; 185: 381-387.
[17] A. Jeffrey, J. Victiraia, M. Viera, K. Todd, Exercise inflammation and immunity. Neuro clinical 2006; 24: 585-599.
[18] WD. Hiller, BLM. Dierenfield, PS. Douglas, ML. Otool, EE. Fortess, DS. Yamada, et al., C-reactive protein levels before and after endurance exercise. Medicine Science Sport Exercise 2003; 35(5): 121-132.
[19] TJ. Marcell, KA. McAuley, T. Traustadottir, PD. Reaven, Exercise training is not associated with improved levels of C-reactive protein or adiponectin. Metabolism 2005; 54: 533-541.
[20] EP. Plaisance, PW. Grandjean, Physical activity and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Sports Medicine 2006; 36(5): 443-458.
[21] MJ. Pourvaghar, Impact of a 2-month aerobic exercise on CRP of overweight female students. Feyz 2013; 17(4): 380-386.
[22] JH. Wilmore, DL. Costill, Physiology of sport and exercise. 2nd ed. Published in human kinetic; 1999. P.76-84.
[23] CE. Donges, R. Duffield, EJ. Drinkwater, Effects of resistance or aerobic exercise Ttraining on interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, and body composition. Med sci sports exerc 2010; 41(2):304-313.
[24] PM. Ridker, JE. Buring, NR. Cook, N. Rifai, C-reactive protein, the metabolic syndrome, and risk of incident cardiovascular events an 8-year follow-up of 14719 initially healthy American women. Circulation 2003; 107(3): 391-397.
[25] E, Selvin, NP, Paynter, TP. Erlinger, The Effect of Weight Loss on C-Reactive Protein. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167(8): 31-39.
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