Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Among Obese Older Adults After a 12-Month Exercise and Diet Intervention

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Objectives

Obesity imposes risk to cardiometabolic health; however, intentional weight loss in obese older adults remains controversial. Using data from the CROSSROADS Study (clinicaltrials.gov #NCT00955903), this ancillary study investigated effects of exercise with and without intentional weight loss on changes in cardiometabolic risk assessed by four risk-scoring tools.

Methods

Participants (n = 134, 39% male, 23% African American, 70.2 ± 4.7 y) were randomized to exercise (n = 48), exercise + nutrient-dense weight maintenance diet (n = 44), or exercise + nutrient-dense caloric restriction of 500 kcals/day (n = 42). The following risk scores were calculated using baseline and 12-month data: Framingham risk assessment, Cardiometabolic Disease Staging (CMDS), me

SUBMITTER: Bragg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259277 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature