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Efficacy of lifestyle intervention on peak exercise cardiac power output and reserve in premenopausal obese females: A randomised pilot study

Carroll, Sean; Marshall, Paul; Borkoles, Erika; Ingle, Lee; Barker, Diane; Tan, Lip Bun

Authors

Sean Carroll

Paul Marshall

Erika Borkoles

Diane Barker

Lip Bun Tan



Abstract

Background: Clinically obese women have a two-fold increased risk for the development of heart failure. Among younger premenopausal females, obesity has been associated with cardiac remodelling and impaired resting systolic and diastolic function. However, few studies have evaluated cardiorespiratory and cardiac responses to maximal exertion among obese premenopausal females. Design: A randomised pilot study was conducted to investigate the effects of a 3-month lifestyle intervention programme on weight management and maximal cardiorespiratory function in healthy clinically obese premenopausal females. Within this study, thirteen selected participants performed both graded and single-stage V. ̇O 2peak exercise tests, the latter integrating the non-invasive measurement of cardiac output (CO 2 rebreathing method), peak cardiac power output (CPO peak ) and physiological cardiac reserve. Six participants were randomly assigned to 3-months of lifestyle intervention and 7 served as waiting list controls. Results: Trends were evident for improvement in the traditional weight-adjusted V. ̇O 2peak (ml kg - 1 min - 1 ) measure among the lifestyle group compared with a modest reduction in the controls (test for interaction, P = 0.059). CPO peak showed a modest, non-significant increase in the lifestyle group and tended to decrease in the control (test for interaction, P = 0.166). Physiological cardiac reserve also improved (2.63 ± 0.54 to 2.92 ± 0.43 W) in the lifestyle group and declined (2.69 ± 0.24 to 2.56 ± 0.28 W) in the control group (test for interaction, P = 0.091). V. ̇O 2peak (ml min - 1 ) increased non-significantly on graded maximal exercise in the lifestyle group compared with control. The larger within group changes in the lifestyle group failed to achieve statistical significance (test for interaction, P = 0.131). Conclusions: In the absence of significant weight reduction, clinically obese premenopausal females derived modest benefits in maximal cardiorespiratory capacity and cardiac functional reserve from a 3-month lifestyle intervention incorporating supervised exercise. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Carroll, S., Marshall, P., Borkoles, E., Ingle, L., Barker, D., & Tan, L. B. (2007). Efficacy of lifestyle intervention on peak exercise cardiac power output and reserve in premenopausal obese females: A randomised pilot study. International journal of cardiology, 119(2), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.099

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 15, 2006
Online Publication Date Jan 26, 2007
Publication Date Jul 10, 2007
Deposit Date May 7, 2019
Journal International Journal of Cardiology
Print ISSN 0167-5273
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 119
Issue 2
Pages 147-155
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.099
Keywords Exercise training; Dietary intervention; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; CO2 rebreathing technique; Randomised controlled trial
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/527304
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167527306009521?via%3Dihub