TY - JOUR
T1 - Relative contributions of cardiorespiratory fitness and visceral fat to metabolic syndrome in patients with diabetes mellitus
AU - Kumagai, Shuzo
AU - Kai, Yuko
AU - Nagano, Mayumi
AU - Zou, Buha
AU - Kishimoto, Hiroyo
AU - Sasaki, Haruka
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PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - The objective of this study was to examine the contribution of endurance fitness and visceral fat accumulation on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Japanese male patients with either an impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The subjects of this cross-sectional study consisted of 135 Japanese male patients with either IGT or type 2 DM who had not taken any medication or intervention. They were classified into three fitness categories (low, moderate, and high) based on the tertiles of their maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max) predicted by the Åstrand nomogram using a cycle ergometer. Metabolic syndrome was defined based on the WHO criteria. The visceral fat area (VFA) was determined using a computed tomography scan. The age- and VFA-adjusted odds ratio was 3.49 (95% CI, 1.13-10.82) for subjects in the low fitness category in comparison to those in the high fitness category. We calculated the odds ratio for the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the nine categories classified based on the three VFA and three V̇O2max levels. In Moderate- and Low-V̇O2max categories, the odds ratios increased in line with increases in the VFA level. The highest odds ratios were observed in the low fitness and high visceral fat group. In the High-V̇O2max category, no significant odds ratios were observed in the Moderate- and High-VFA categories. These results indicate that a high degree of cardiorespiratory fitness positively contributed to the low prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Japanese male patients with IGT and type 2 DM.
AB - The objective of this study was to examine the contribution of endurance fitness and visceral fat accumulation on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Japanese male patients with either an impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The subjects of this cross-sectional study consisted of 135 Japanese male patients with either IGT or type 2 DM who had not taken any medication or intervention. They were classified into three fitness categories (low, moderate, and high) based on the tertiles of their maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max) predicted by the Åstrand nomogram using a cycle ergometer. Metabolic syndrome was defined based on the WHO criteria. The visceral fat area (VFA) was determined using a computed tomography scan. The age- and VFA-adjusted odds ratio was 3.49 (95% CI, 1.13-10.82) for subjects in the low fitness category in comparison to those in the high fitness category. We calculated the odds ratio for the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the nine categories classified based on the three VFA and three V̇O2max levels. In Moderate- and Low-V̇O2max categories, the odds ratios increased in line with increases in the VFA level. The highest odds ratios were observed in the low fitness and high visceral fat group. In the High-V̇O2max category, no significant odds ratios were observed in the Moderate- and High-VFA categories. These results indicate that a high degree of cardiorespiratory fitness positively contributed to the low prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Japanese male patients with IGT and type 2 DM.
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U2 - 10.1089/met.2005.3.213
DO - 10.1089/met.2005.3.213
M3 - Article
C2 - 18370789
AN - SCOPUS:27744557876
VL - 3
SP - 213
EP - 220
JO - Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
JF - Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
SN - 1540-4196
IS - 3
ER -