作者
Melinda L Irwin, Yutaka Yasui, Cornelia M Ulrich, Deborah Bowen, Rebecca E Rudolph, Robert S Schwartz, Michi Yukawa, Erin Aiello, John D Potter, Anne McTiernan
发表日期
2003/1/15
期刊
Jama
卷号
289
期号
3
页码范围
323-330
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Context
The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern. Physical activity may promote weight and body fat loss.
Objective
To examine the effects of exercise on total and intra-abdominal body fat overall and by level of exercise.
Design
Randomized controlled trial conducted from 1997 to 2001.
Setting and Participants
A total of 173 sedentary, overweight (body mass index ≥24.0 and >33% body fat), postmenopausal women aged 50 to 75 years who were living in the Seattle, Wash, area.
Intervention
Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention consisting of exercise facility and home-based moderate-intensity exercise (n = 87) or a stretching control group (n = 86).
Main Outcome Measure
Changes in body weight and waist and hip circumferences at 3 and 12 months; total body, intra-abdominal, and subcutaneous abdominal fat at 12 months.
Results
Twelve-month data were available for …
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