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Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Jan 1, 2008
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resistance exercise training on... more The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resistance exercise training on early diastolic myocardial velocities (E') in an obese pediatric population. Twenty-three obese adolescents were selected to participate in either a resistance-based training program (RT; n = 13, 12.2 +/- 0.4 yr, body mass index [BMI] = 32.5 +/- 1.9 kg m(-2)) or a nonexercise control intervention (n = 10, 13.6 +/- 0.7 yr, BMI = 30.2 +/- 2.6 kg m(-2)) for 8 wk. All subjects had repeated echocardiographic assessments to determine left ventricular (LV) geometry, early transmitral flow velocity (E), and E'. LV mass and wall thicknesses did not significantly change with training or in controls. RT improved E' (11.9 +/- 0.5 to 13.3 +/- 0.5 cm s(-1), P< 0.01) in the presence of a decrease in…
The number of obese children with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is increasing, but the b... more The number of obese children with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is increasing, but the best management strategy is not clear.
Overweight/obesity in children is increasing. Incidence data for medical complications use arbitr... more Overweight/obesity in children is increasing. Incidence data for medical complications use arbitrary cutoff values for categories of overweight and obesity. Continuous relationships are seldom reported.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Jan 1, 2008
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resistance exercise training on... more The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resistance exercise training on early diastolic myocardial velocities (E') in an obese pediatric population. Twenty-three obese adolescents were selected to participate in either a resistance-based training program (RT; n = 13, 12.2 +/- 0.4 yr, body mass index [BMI] = 32.5 +/- 1.9 kg m(-2)) or a nonexercise control intervention (n = 10, 13.6 +/- 0.7 yr, BMI = 30.2 +/- 2.6 kg m(-2)) for 8 wk. All subjects had repeated echocardiographic assessments to determine left ventricular (LV) geometry, early transmitral flow velocity (E), and E'. LV mass and wall thicknesses did not significantly change with training or in controls. RT improved E' (11.9 +/- 0.5 to 13.3 +/- 0.5 cm s(-1), P< 0.01) in the presence of a decrease in…
The number of obese children with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is increasing, but the b... more The number of obese children with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is increasing, but the best management strategy is not clear.
Overweight/obesity in children is increasing. Incidence data for medical complications use arbitr... more Overweight/obesity in children is increasing. Incidence data for medical complications use arbitrary cutoff values for categories of overweight and obesity. Continuous relationships are seldom reported.