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Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status and Improving Quality of Life Among Middle-Aged Women.
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American Journal of Chinese Medicine . 2008, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p815-826. 12p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Baduanjin exercise on oxidative stress, antioxidant status and quality of life in middle-aged women. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Subjects were 31 middle-aged women. Subjects completed a supervised and standardized Baduanjin exercise program 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Malondialdehyde (MDA) level was measured and determined by using a spectrophotometer for oxidative stress. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) was measured for the antioxidant status. A 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to evaluate changes in quality of life. All outcome measures were collected before intervention and at the end of a 12-week intervention. The results suggest that there are significant differences in serum SOD level with Baduanjin exercise. SOD level was significantly increased after exercise (p < 0.05). Baduanjin exercise contributed significantly to antioxidant status on these samples. However, a reduction in MDA level was observed. The t-test value was 2.03 with a p-value of 0.052. The changes may be meaningful at a 5% level. There are significant improvements in quality of life after the exercise program. Subjects had greater improvements in 4 dimensions of SF-36, namely physical function, body pain, social function and general mental health (p < 0.05). In conclusion, Baduanjin exercise has beneficial effects on improving quality of life, increasing antioxidant enzymes and reducing oxidative stress in middle-aged women. Reduction of MDA level may be more attributable to the increase in the antioxidant enzyme SOD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0192415X
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35528891
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X08006260