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ArticleSports medicine - open2021

Exercise Training Intensity and the Fitness-Fatness Index in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial.

Joyce S Ramos, Lance C Dalleck, Mackenzie Fennell, Alex Martini, Talita Welmans, Rebecca Stennett, Shelley E Keating, Robert G Fassett, Jeff S Coombes

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Article in Sports medicine - open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01676870 (Exercise in Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01676870 nacompletednot on this map

Exercise in Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyRan2012 to 2019Enrolled408ConditionsMetabolic SyndromeArms1x4 aerobic interval training, 4x4 aerobic interval training, traditional moderate training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Joyce S RamosCaring Futures Institute & SHAPE Research Centre, Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Room 268, Sturt South, Sturt Building, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia. joyce.ramos@flinders.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8693-6800
Lance C DalleckCaring Futures Institute & SHAPE Research Centre, Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Room 268, Sturt South, Sturt Building, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia.
Mackenzie FennellCaring Futures Institute & SHAPE Research Centre, Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Room 268, Sturt South, Sturt Building, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia.
Alex MartiniCaring Futures Institute & SHAPE Research Centre, Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Room 268, Sturt South, Sturt Building, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia.
Talita WelmansCaring Futures Institute & SHAPE Research Centre, Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Room 268, Sturt South, Sturt Building, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia.
Rebecca StennettCentre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Shelley E KeatingCentre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Robert G FassettCentre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jeff S CoombesCentre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUFlinders University · AUWestern Colorado University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiorespiratory fitness and fatness (notably central obesity) are mediating factors of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and consequent cardiovascular disease (CVD)/mortality risk. The fitness-fatness index (FFI) combines these factors and has been reported to be a better indicator of CVD and all-cause mortality risk, beyond the capacity of either fitness or fatness alone.

objectiveThis study sought to investigate the effects of different exercise intensities on FFI in adults with MetS.

methodsThis was a sub-study of the 'Exercise in the prevention of Metabolic Syndrome' (EX-MET) multicentre trial. Ninety-nine adults diagnosed with MetS according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria were randomized to one of the following 16-week exercise interventions: i) moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) at 60-70% HRpeak for 30 min/session (n = 34, 150 min/week); ii) 4 × 4 min bouts of high-intensity interval training at 85-95% HRpeak, interspersed with 3-min active recovery at 50-70% HRpeak (n = 34, 38 min/session, 114 min/week); and iii) 1 × 4 min bout of HIIT at 85-95% HRpeak (n = 31, 17 min/session, 51 min/week). Cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen uptake, V̇O

resultsSeventy-seven participants completed pre and post testing to determine FFI. While there was no significant between group difference (p = 0.30), there was a small group x time interaction effect on FFI [F(2, 73) = 1.226; η

conclusionAlthough there were no statistically significant differences detected between groups, this study suggests that the response to changes in FFI in adults with MetS may be affected by exercise intensity, when numerical differences between exercise groups are considered. Further research is warranted. Trial registration number and date of registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01676870; 31/08/2012.

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Fitness fatness indexInterval trainingMetabolic syndrome

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PMID34951682
PMCPMC8709799
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