TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of aerobic and resistant exercises on the lipid profile in healthy women
T2 - a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Pourmontaseri, Hossein
AU - Farjam, Mojtaba
AU - Dehghan, Azizallah
AU - Karimi, Aliasghar
AU - Akbari, Maryam
AU - Shahabi, Saeed
AU - Nowrouzi-Sohrabi, Peyman
AU - Estakhr, Mehrdad
AU - Tabrizi, Reza
AU - Ahmadizar, Fariba
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) under exclusive licence to University of Navarra 2024.
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - Exercise can have a wide range of health benefits, including improving blood lipid profiles. For women to achieve optimal cardiovascular health, it is vital to determine the effect of exercise on their health and whether different exercise intensities can affect their blood lipid profile. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to examine the effects of exercise on improving the lipid profile of healthy women. A database search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception until July 2, 2021, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating exercise's effects on healthy women's blood lipid profiles. A total of 10 eligible articles (or 17 trials) with 576 participants were identified as eligible for the study. Overall, the meta-analysis shows that physical activity significantly improved total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) levels: TC [WMD = -5.77 mg/dL, 95% CI: -10.41, -1.13, P < 0.01]; TG [WMD = -5.60 mg/dL, 95% CI: -8.96, -2.23, P < 0.01]; HDL [WMD = 4.49 mg/dL, 95% CI: 0.33, 8.65, P = 0.03]. Additionally, sub-group analyses indicated that combined exercise training improved TG and TC (p 0.05), and aerobic exercise significantly increased HDL. In this study, physical activity appears to be one of the most effective non-pharmacological means for improving HDL, TG, and TC in healthy women. In terms of TG and TC, CT was the most effective.
AB - Exercise can have a wide range of health benefits, including improving blood lipid profiles. For women to achieve optimal cardiovascular health, it is vital to determine the effect of exercise on their health and whether different exercise intensities can affect their blood lipid profile. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to examine the effects of exercise on improving the lipid profile of healthy women. A database search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception until July 2, 2021, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating exercise's effects on healthy women's blood lipid profiles. A total of 10 eligible articles (or 17 trials) with 576 participants were identified as eligible for the study. Overall, the meta-analysis shows that physical activity significantly improved total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) levels: TC [WMD = -5.77 mg/dL, 95% CI: -10.41, -1.13, P < 0.01]; TG [WMD = -5.60 mg/dL, 95% CI: -8.96, -2.23, P < 0.01]; HDL [WMD = 4.49 mg/dL, 95% CI: 0.33, 8.65, P = 0.03]. Additionally, sub-group analyses indicated that combined exercise training improved TG and TC (p 0.05), and aerobic exercise significantly increased HDL. In this study, physical activity appears to be one of the most effective non-pharmacological means for improving HDL, TG, and TC in healthy women. In terms of TG and TC, CT was the most effective.
KW - Aerobic exercise
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Lipid profile
KW - Physical activity
KW - Resistant training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85195672126&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s13105-024-01030-1
DO - 10.1007/s13105-024-01030-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38865051
SN - 1138-7548
VL - 80
SP - 713
EP - 725
JO - Journal of physiology and biochemistry
JF - Journal of physiology and biochemistry
IS - 4
ER -