Open AccessThe Association Among Fat Distribution, Physical Fitness, and the Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Obese Women
Author(s) -
Tanaka Hiroaki,
Kakiyama Tetsuji,
Takahara Kazuko,
Yamauchi Miyoko,
Tanaka Mamoru,
Sasaki Jun,
Taniguchi Tetsuya,
Matsuo Hisashi,
Shindo Munehiro
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
obesity research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8528
pISSN - 1071-7323
DOI - 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1995.tb00482.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , body fat distribution , blood pressure , obesity , body mass index , waist–hip ratio , waist , insulin , cholesterol , body fat percentage , physical fitness , physical therapy
The purpose of this study was to see whether fat distribution and physical fitness are independent risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in obese women. Seventy‐four obese women aged 19 to 65 years participated in this study. The data were collected on plasma lipid profiles, plasma glucose and insulin during an oral glucose tolerance test, blood pressure, fat distribution determined by the waist to hip ratio (WHR), total body fat determined by the hydrostatic weighing method and a direct measurement of blood lactate threshold. Significant correlations were found between WHR and plasma cholesterol (TC), plasma LDL cholesterol (LDL‐c) and LDL‐c to the plasma HDL cholesterol ratio (LDL‐c/HDL‐c), independent of age, percent body fat, and VO 2 per lean body mass at blood lactate threshold (LT). On the other hand, LT was significantly related to the area under the curve of insulin during OGTT (insulin area) and DBP, independent of age, percent body fat, and WHR. In conclusion, both fat distribution and physical fitness are considered to be independently related to some important risk factors in obese women after adjustment for percent body fat.