1. [Effects of caloric restriction and rope-skipping exercise on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese college students].
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Wu M, Wang XT, Xu SH, Tang ZX, Li HL, Jing JJ, Tang WK, Chen XY, Lan RL, and Zhu YN
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- Adolescent, Adult, Caloric Restriction, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Female, Humans, Male, Obesity, Students, Weight Loss physiology, Young Adult, Insulins, Overweight
- Abstract
Objective: To explore the effect of three interventions including caloric restriction, rope-skipping exercise and caloric restriction combined with rope-skipping exercise on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese college students. Methods: This study was a pilot randomized controlled trial. Overweight or obese students who met the inclusion criteria were recruited at Sun Yat-sen University in September 2019 and were randomly divided into four groups: caloric restriction group (CR), rope-skipping group (RS), combined group (CR-RS) and control group (CT). The intervention in each group lasted 8 weeks, specifically: the daily energy intake of CR was 100% to 110% of the basal metabolic energy; RS was instructed to rope three times a week, and CR-RS combined caloric restriction with rope-skipping. At the baseline and end of 8-week intervention, basic information, anthropometric indicators and fasting vein blood of students were collected. Paired t test and Wilcoxon paired-samples signed rank test were used for comparison before and after intervention, and analysis of covariance was used for comparison between groups after intervention. Results: A total of 29 students completed the trial and were included in the final analysis (7, 9, 7 and 6 students in CR, RS, CR-RS and CT, respectively). The mean age of students were (19.00±1.00) years, including 11 males and 18 females. The baseline characteristics of four groups were comparable. After 8 weeks of intervention, compared with CT, there was an increase in the body fat percentage and fat mass index in CR and CR-RS ( P <0.05). Insulin level decreased in CR-RS ( P <0.05). Systolic blood pressure in CR and diastolic blood pressure in CR-RS were higher ( P <0.05). Compared with baseline, fat mass index decreased in CR ( P <0.05), while body weight, BMI, and fat mass index decreased in CR-RS ( P <0.05). Conclusion: It is suggested that the caloric restriction alone and calorie restriction combined with rope-skipping exercise can benefit overweight or obese college students with cardiometabolic risk factors.
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- 2022
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