Open AccessEffects of Single Bout and Short Term Aerobic Exercise on C-Reactive Protein in Type-2 Diabetes Patients: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Charles Ikechukwu Ezema,
Martins Nweke,
Charity Amarachukwu,
Chinwe Obiekwe,
Charles O. Okafor,
I. E. A. Esom,
M. K. Ukwuoma
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0855-1448
DOI - 10.4314/gjs.v61i1.3
Subject(s) - aerobic exercise , medicine , type 2 diabetes , c reactive protein , diabetes mellitus , dieticians , physical therapy , endocrinology , gastroenterology , inflammation , nursing
Type-2 diabetes is a leading risk for cardiovascular diseases and events due to ease of development of atherosclerosis in people with type-diabetes. Chronic inflammation is a major driver of atherosclerosis in type-2 diabetes and it has been linked to elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level. The objective of this study was to determine whether CRP is amenable to aerobic exercise. A total of 40 adults diagnosed with type-2 diabetes patients were sampled randomly, and later, conveniently allocated into exercise and control groups. All the subjects were on the diabetes exchange diet as recommended by their Dieticians. Results show that the glucose level of the subjects of this study was fairly under control ((glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) = 0.80±0.11% for each of the group)). A weak negative correlation was found between exercise-induced reductions in CRP and HbA1c (r = -0.345; p = 0.029). Significant (p 0.05) difference in CRP was found between study and control groups after 8-weeks. Single bout or short-term aerobic exercises does not reduce CRP in people with fairly controlled type-2 diabetes mellitus.