title: Weight loss is not mandatory for exercise-induced effects on health indices in females with metabolic syndrome.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of moderate aerobic training on functional, anthropometric, biochemical, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) parameters on women with metabolic syndrome (MS). Fifteen untrained women with MS performed moderate aerobic training for 15 weeks, without modifications of dietary behaviours. Functional, anthropometric, biochemical, control diet record and HRQOL parameters were assessed before and after the training. Despite body weight maintenance, the patients presented decreases in waist circumference (P = 0.001), number of MS components (P = 0.014), total cholesterol (P = 0.049), HDL cholesterol (P = 0.004), LDL cholesterol (P = 0.027), myeloperoxidase activity (P = 0.002) and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances levels (P = 0.006). There were no differences in total energy, carbohydrate, protein and lipid intake pre- and post-training. Furthermore, improvements in the HRQOL subscales of physical functioning (P = 0.03), role-physical (P = 0.039), bodily pain (P = 0.048), general health (P = 0.046) and social functioning scoring (P = 0.011) were reported. Despite the absence of weight loss, aerobic training induced beneficial effects on functional, anthropometric, biochemical and HRQOL parameters in women with MS.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Eduçãgao Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Farinha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Eduçãgao Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil ; Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bresciani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Eduçãgao Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bard
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas Desportivas, Centro de Eduçãgao Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Mello
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Stefanello
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Courtes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: Faa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soares
keywords: exercise; metabolic syndrome X; quality of life; weight loss; women