Effects of exercise intervention on blood lipid levels, glycometabolism, adipocytokine levels, and cardiac autonomic function in young females with hidden obesity

Abstract

We performed exercise intervention for 12 weeks in young females (22.3±2.5yrs; mean± SD) with a %fat value of 30% or more (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: DXA) despite a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 kg/m2, which indicates hidden obesity, and the following results were obtained. The intensity of exercise was established as the double product break point calculated from heart rate and systolic blood pressure, and the subjects were instructed to exercise for 30 minutes or more for 3 or more times a week. Six weeks after exercise intervention, the BMI, body fat level, and plasma glucose level were lower than those before exercise intervention, and the %fat value was lower 12 weeks after intervention. Furthermore, cardiac autonomic function (CAF) was negatively correlated with changes in Total power and changes in fat (kg), suggesting that exercise-related improvement in CAF is involved in a decrease in %fat.