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ArticleHealth science reports2023

Retro walking treadmill training reduces C-reactive protein levels in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized comparative study.

Ajith Soman, Sunil Chandy, Khalid Alkhathami, Baranitharan Ramamoorthy, Bijad Alqahtani

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Article in Health science reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ajith SomanDepartment of Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences Shaqra University Shaqra Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9890-2552
Sunil ChandyDepartment of Clinical Lab Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences Shaqra University Shaqra Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5578-4696
Khalid AlkhathamiDepartment of Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences Shaqra University Shaqra Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7630-5471
Baranitharan RamamoorthyDepartment of Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences Shaqra University Shaqra Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-7307
Bijad AlqahtaniDepartment of Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences Shaqra University Shaqra Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7887-0979
Shaqra University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims: Retro walking has been shown to acquire a greater metabolic cost, placing a higher cardiopulmonary demand on the body, when compared with forward walking at a similar speed. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of retro walking with that of forward walking on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) and to understand the influence of independent factors namely systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and BMI on CRP in untrained overweight and obese young adults. Methods: This was a randomised controlled trial whereby 106 participants underwent either retro walking ( Results: Both groups recorded a significant decrease ( Conclusion: Retro-walking training leads to greater decrease in CRP, BMI, and BP when compared with forward walking, and CRP levels are influenced by BMI and DBP. Retro walking treadmill training can be used preferentially to bring about reduction in cardiovascular risk factors.

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arterial blood pressurebiochemical markerlife style induced illnesstreadmillwalking

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PMCPMC10062441
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