Effect of exercise on abdominal fat loss in men and women with and without type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effect of exercise on abdominal adipose tissue in adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Design

Post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials.

Setting

Outpatient secondary prevention programme in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Participants

97 men and women with prehypertension, stage 1 or medically controlled hypertension. 49% of the sample was also diagnosed with T2DM.

Intervention

All participants completed a 26-week (6.5 months) supervised aerobic and resistance exercise programme following American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The main outcomes in this post hoc analysis were total abdominal adipose tissue (TAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and

SUBMITTER: Dobrosielski DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3845055 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature