Articles : Effects of Aerobic Training on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Blood CRP Concentration in Elderly Obese Women |
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Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the effects of aerobic training on cardiovascular disease factor and C-reactive protein. Swimming (HRmax ,50-75%, 60 min/day. 5 day/week) was performed and 18 elderly obese women were Participated for study during 12 weeks. They were divided into two groups, one group as experimental group (n=9) and the other as control group (n=9). A measured variables were TC, TG, HDL-C, and C-reactive protein (CRP). Al1 data were expressed as mean± standard deviation by using spss package program (win 9.0). Paired 1-test and independent t-test was used to analyze the difference of variable means value between experimental groups and control group. For all statistics performed statistical significance was set at p < .05. The results are as follows. 1 TC was significantly reduced after intervention (9 mg/dl, p< .01). 2.TG was significantly reduced after intervention (9.56 mg/dl P<.01). 3. HDL-C was significantly increased reduced after intervention(4.34 mg/dl. p < .01). 4. CRP was significantly reduced after intervention (0.06 mg/dI P<.01). This results indicated regular swimming exercise training is beneficial to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. |
Key Words:
cardiovascular disease factor, aerobic training, C-reactive protein |
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