title: A home-based treadmill training reduced epicardial and abdominal fat in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz.. gabriel.fornieles@uca.es.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fornieles González
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz.. miguelangel.rosety@uca.es.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Rosety Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Asociado Universitario Jerez de la Frontera.. tonitarp@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Antonia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Pareja
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz, Departamento de Medicina.. medicina.deporte@uca.es.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz Ordóñez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz.. jesusr@ono.com.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosety Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz.. teresa.pery@uca.es.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Pery Bohorquez
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz, Departamento de Medicina.. franbm93@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brenes Martin
authors.affiliation: Centro Estudios Olímpico Cádiz, Universidad de Cádiz. España.. gabriel.fornieles@uca.es.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Escribano Ocon
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz.. manuel.rosetyrodriguez@uca.es.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosety Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Centro Estudios Olímpico Cádiz, Universidad de Cádiz. España.. medicina.deporte@uca.es.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Ordóñez  Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz.. medicina.deporte@uca.es.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toro Cebada
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz.. ignacio.rosety@uca.es.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosety Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017698:Postmenopause; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055105:Waist Circumference