A new approach of exercise intervention for pediatric metabolic syndrome

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
• Research Institution: Ibaraki Children's Hospital
• Principal Investigator: Lin Lisheng 茨城県立こども病院(小児医療・がん研究センター), 小児医療研究部門, 研究員 (00752510)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 小児肥満 / メタボリックシンドローム / 運動療法 / アディポカイン / 慢性炎症

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted an intervention program for obese children that included short-term, low-density group exercise therapy, which is feasible in daily practice. Anthropometric data and metabolic syndrome-related hematological parameters of the subjects, before and after the intervention were analyzed. Comparison between intervention group and control group was also done.
Even a low-density, short-term exercise intervention promoted improvement in the exercise habits of obese children, and significant improvements in obesity and other metabolic syndrome-related factors were observed, compared to the control group.

Free Research Field

小児循環器病学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は肥満小児に対して短期間で低密度、日常診療ベースで実施可能な介入プログラムを構築した。短期間であっても肥満児童の運動習慣(運動時間)の改善が促され、肥満をはじめとするメタボリックシンドローム関連因子を改善させる効果があった。小児～成人期の健康向上に役立つと考えられる。