Increasing the Duration of Light Physical Activity Ameliorates Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is a well-known risk factor for insulin resistance syndrome (IRS). Nevertheless, limited data are available regarding the effects of physical activity (PA) intensity on the ability to modulate IRS. The study aim was to investigate the beneficial effects of the longer duration of light PA vs. a single bout of the acute moderate or vigorous PA for improvement in IRS indicators. Sixty metabolically healthy obese (MHO) participants, 30 males and 30 females, with body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 were enrolled in this study. PA levels were measured using an accelerometer, and the expression of monocytic surface markers was analyzed using flow cytometry. Plasma cytokines' secretion was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Univariate regression analysis evaluated the actigr

SUBMITTER: Al-Rashed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290973 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature