The effect of physical activity on serum lipids, lipoprotein, and apolipoproteins Research Completed
Title
The effect of physical activity on serum lipids, lipoprotein, and apolipoproteins
Lead Author
Jerry Shearman , Dominic Micklewright, Jane Hardcastle, Michael Hamlin, Nick Draper
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University of Canterbury
Publication Year
2010
Publisher
University of Canterbury
Contacts
Jerry Shearman
email: shearmanj@cpit.ac.nz
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to measure apolipoprotein-A1 and apolipoprotein-B serum concentrations during a physical activity program. Serum apolipoprotein concentrations may be a more sensitive indicator of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk than total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins. Design: Thirty-seven sedentary, healthy adult males were randomly allocated to an exercise group (n=20) who underwent 12 weeks of aerobic physical activity or a sedentary group (n=17) who acted as nonexercising controls. Results: The exercise group increased their aerobic capacity (from 33±4 mL•kg-1•min-1 to 40±4 mL•kg-1•min-1) but the sedentary group did not. The percentage of body fat decreased in the exercise group (from 21.8% to 19.5%) but remained unchanged in the sedentary group. Serum cholesterol, lipoprotein and apolipoprotein concentrations did not change but serum triglyceride concentrations were reduced in the exercise group (from 1.8±1.3 mmol•L-1 to 1.2±0.4 mmol•L-1, p
Keywords:
Physical activity; Serum lipids; Apolipoproteins
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