Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24318688›Full record

Trial reportSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2014

Normobaric hypoxia training causes more weight loss than normoxia training after a 4-week residential camp for obese young adults.

Zhaowei Kong, Yanpeng Zang, Yang Hu

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhaowei KongFaculty of Education, University of Macau, Avenida Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macao, China, zwkong@umac.mo.
Yanpeng Zang
Yang Hu
University of Macau · MOBeijing Sport University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntermittent normobaric hypoxia training, an alternative to altitude training for athletes, may be beneficial to treat overweight and obesity. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether normobaric hypoxia training combined with low-caloric diet has the additive effect on weight loss compared with normoxia training in obese young adults.

methodsTwenty-two subjects (age 17-25 years, body mass index >27.5 kg/m(2)) were recruited for a 4-week residential camp of weight loss with low caloric intake, and trained at 60-70% maximal heart rate of aerobics and 40-50% of maximal strength of training. They were randomly assigned to either a normobaric hypoxia (HT, FiO2 = 16.4-14.5 %) or normoxia training group (NT, FiO2 = 21%), and subjects in HT and NT groups experienced weekly 16-h normoxia and 6-h hypoxia or 22-h normoxia training, respectively. Body composition, resting blood pressure (BP) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) were determined before and after the intervention.

resultsWeight loss was found in HT (-6.9 kg or -7.0%, p < 0.01) and NT groups (-4.3 kg or -4.2%, p < 0.01) significantly, and the former lost more weight than the latter (p < 0.01). Hypoxia training improved systolic BP (-7.6%) and mean BP (-7.1%) significantly (p < 0.05) despite having no effect on baPWV.

conclusionFour weeks of normobaric hypoxia residential training with low caloric diet has an additive improvement on weight loss. It seems that normobaric hypoxia training might be a promising method to treat obesity.

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Diet, ReducingExerciseHealth ResortsResistance TrainingAdipose TissueAnkle Brachial IndexBlood PressureBody CompositionCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansHypoxiaMaleObesityVascular StiffnessWeight Loss

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PMID24318688
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