| Project/Area Number |
23500839
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJITA Kazuki 大阪大学, 全学教育推進機構, 准教授 (00361080)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KITAMURA Akihiko 公益財団法人大阪府保健医療財団大阪がん循環器病予防センター, 循環器病予防部門予防推進部, 副所長 (80450922)
UMESAWA Mitsumasa 獨協医科大学, 医学部公衆衛生学講座, 助教 (00567498)
SHIMAMOTO Hideki 大阪大学, 全学教育推進機構, 准教授 (50299575)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
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| Keywords | ノルディックウォーキング / ランダム化比較試験 / 高分子量アディポネクチン / 心血管病危険因子 / 肥満者 / 高齢者 / 内臓脂肪面積 / メタボリック症候群 / 腹部内臓脂肪 / 肥満高齢者 / 高分子量アディポネクティン |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, 51 obese elderly subjects were randomized into either a Nordic walking group (NW) or a regular walking group (RW). Participants in both groups underwent an exercise program once a week for 24 weeks. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high-molecular weight adiponectin (HM-AD) level, were assessed before and after the 24-week exercise intervention, and the effects of intervention were examined.
Weight and visceral fat area (VFA) decreased in response to exercise intervention, and the results were significantly better in the NW group than in the RW group (weight,-4.2+/- 0.5 vs. -2.8 +/- 0.4 kg; VFA,-42.5 +/- 6.0 vs. -22.6 +/- 6.9 cm2). HM-AD level in the blood increased significantly in the RW group after intervention. However, the between-group difference was not significant. It is clear that NW can be an effective exercise therapy to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease among obese elderly individuals.
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