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Trial reportBMC women's health2017

Effects of prolonged exercise versus multiple short exercise sessions on risk for metabolic syndrome and the atherogenic index in middle-aged obese women: a randomised controlled trial.

JinWook Chung, KwangJun Kim, Jeeyoung Hong, Hyoun-Joong Kong

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC women's health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

JinWook ChungSport Culture Science Department, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea.
KwangJun KimSports Science Department, Korea Instiute of Sports Science, 727 Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01794, Republic of Korea.
Jeeyoung HongBiomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. hongjee1023@gmail.com.
Hyoun-Joong KongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Munhwa-ro 266, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea. gongcop@cnu.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0001-5456-4862
Chungnam National University · KRDongguk University · KRKorea Institute of Sport Science · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany people, although they may recognise the positive effects of exercise, do not exercise regularly owing to lack of time. This study aimed to investigate the effects of prolonged single-session exercise and multiple short sessions of exercise on the risk of metabolic syndrome and the atherogenic index in middle-aged obese women.

methodsThirty-six participants were divided into the single-session group, multiple-session group, and control group. The single-session group engaged in one session of treadmill exercise for 30 min a day; the multiple-session group had three sessions of 10 min a day. Both groups exercised 3 days/week for 12 weeks. The control group did not perform any exercise.

resultsThe single-session group showed decreases in weight (0.97 kg [95% C.I. = 0.09-1.83], p < .05), body mass index (0.43 kg/m

conclusionsThe findings indicate that prolonged exercise is superior to multiple short sessions for improving the risk of metabolic syndrome and the atherogenic index in middle-aged obese women. However, multiple short sessions can be recommended as an alternative to prolonged exercise when the goal is to decrease blood glucose or waist circumference.

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Body Mass IndexBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody WeightCholesterol, HDLExerciseFemaleHumansMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedObesityWaist CircumferenceBlood GlucoseCholesterol, HDLArteriosclerosisAtherogenic indexIntermittent exerciseMetabolic syndromeObesityProlonged exerciseWomen

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PMID28830404
PMCPMC5567732
OpenAlexW2750443265

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