title: Linkage between oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome.
abstract: We evaluated the linkage between oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold (VT) and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. We used data of 226 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome and 265 Japanese men without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome has recently been defined by a new criterion in Japan. Oxygen uptake at VT and muscle strength, i.e. grip strength and leg strength were measured. Oxygen uptake at VT and muscle strength/body weight were found to be significantly lower in subjects with metabolic syndrome than in those without the syndrome. However, the differences did not reach significant levels after adjusting for leg strength/body weight or oxygen uptake at VT. A combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training might be considered for preventing and improving metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama 700-0952, Japan. center@okakenko.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyatake
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Motohiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyachi
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D020711:Threshold Limit Values