Abstract
Purpose - This study was to analyzed the effect of a 12-week intermittent training on the metabolic syndrome parameters and the ApoB/ApoAI ratio in obese children.
Method - Fifty two obese children (body mass: 81,35 +/- 3,1 kg, height: 1,62 +/- 0,03 m, body mass index: 30,8 +/- 0,7 kg/m(2)), 26 of whom participated in the intermittent training and 26 constituted the control group. Two maximal and metabolic exercises tests were performed one week apart before and after the training program to measure maximum oxygen consumption and lipid oxidation, respectively. Anthropometric measures, ApoAI, ApoB and biochemical tests are measured before and after the program. The training program consists of three two-hour sessions per week.
Results - After the program, maximum oxygen uptake, high-density lipids and lipid oxidation increased significantly. Body mass index, blood glucose and triglycerides dropped significantly. The ratio ApoB/ApoAI decreased significantly (P < 0.01) as well as systolic and diastolic pressures respectively in girls and boys of 7, 11, 6 and 15%. Among the trained group, 16 are no longer suffering from metabolic syndrome after training. No significant variation was observed in the controls.