Evaluation of muscle strength and its relation to exercise habits in Japanese.

The aim of this study was to explore muscle strength and its relation to exercise habits in Japanese. We used data from 3,018 men and 6,881 women aged 20-69 years and not using medications in a cross-sectional study. Exercise habits and muscle strength, i.

Linkage between oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome.

We evaluated the linkage between oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold (VT) and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. We used data of 226 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome and 265 Japanese men without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome has recently been defined by a new criterion in Japan.

Reducing waist circumference by at least 3 cm is recommended for improving metabolic syndrome in obese Japanese men.

Objective: We investigated the link between a reduction in waist circumference and metabolic syndrome.

Methods: 105 obese Japanese men were enrolled in this study with a 1-year follow-up. Anthropometric and body composition parameters, i.

Re-evaluation of waist circumference in metabolic syndrome: a comparison between Japanese men and women.

We re-evaluated the criteria for waist circumference to predict the accumulation of the components of metabolic syndrome. We used data for 3,185 Japanese, aged 20-79 years. Metabolic syndrome has recently been redefined by a new criterion in Japan, in which waist circumference cutoff points, i.

Comparison of muscle strength between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome.

We compared muscle strength between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome. We used data for 323 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome and 893 Japanese men without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was defined by a new criterion in Japan, and the parameters for muscle strength, i.

Comparison of hepatic enzymes between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome.

We compared the levels of hepatic enzymes in 220 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome with those in age and sex-matched subjects without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was defi ned by the new criteria published in Japan, and hepatic enzymes, i.e.

Relationship between body composition changes and the blood pressure response to exercise test in overweight Japanese subjects.

We investigated the link between changes in body composition and the blood pressure (BP) response to exercise in overweight Japanese by a retrospective clinical study carried out over a 3-year period. We analyzed data for 38 overweight Japanese aged 22-69 years (47.8 +- 11.

Comparison of ventilatory threshold and exercise habits between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome.

Objective: We compared the levels of ventilatory threshold (VT) and exercise habits in subjects with metabolic syndrome with those in age, sex-matched subjects without metabolic syndrome.

Methods: We used data of 155 Japanese men (47.1+/-9.

The relation between visceral adipose tissue accumulation and biochemical tests in university students.

We evaluated the visceral adipose tissue accumulation in university students in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Fifty-eight Japanese university students (10 men and 48 women, age 18.4 +/- 0.

Comparison of air displacement plethysmograph and bioelectrical impedance for assessing body composition changes during weight loss in Japanese women.

Objective: To investigate the difference between air displacement plethysmograph (ADP) and bioelectrical impedance (BI) for assessing body composition changes during weight loss in Japanese women.

Design: Cross-sectional and longitudinal investigation study.

Subjects: In a first cross-sectional study, we used data of 7380 Japanese women aged 14-83 years [body mass index (BMI): 22.

Evaluation of visceral adipose accumulation in Japanese women and establishment of a predictive formula.

Abdominal obesity is a known risk factor for diabetes-related diseases. This study aimed to establish a formula to predict visceral abdominal fat area on the basis of simple clinical and anthropomorphic parameters easily measured in the clinic. We determined visceral fat (V) and subcutaneous fat (S) areas in 115 Japanese women using the standard procedure based on computed tomography (CT) at umbilical level.

Changes in serum leptin concentrations in overweight Japanese men after exercise.

Aim: To investigate the link between serum leptin concentrations and exercise.

Design: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of an exercise intervention.

Subjects: 110 Japanese overweight men aged 32-59 years were recruited.

Relationship between visceral fat accumulation and physical fitness in Japanese women.

Objective: To investigate the link between visceral fat (V) accumulation and physical fitness.

Design: Cross-sectional clinical investigation study.

Subjects: Twenty-eight overweight Japanese women with abdominal obesity (abdominal obesity) (body mass index, BMI>or=25, visceral fat area>or=100 cm2) aged 38-65 years (BMI 29.

Evaluation of exercise prescription for hypertensive obese men by ventilatory threshold.

Background: Prescription of aerobic exercise for obese subjects with mild hypertension in clinical practice remains to be investigated.

Methods: Forty-one Japanese obese males with hypertension were enrolled and compared with 41 age-and sex-matched obese subjects without hypertension and control subjects. In addition, 25 obese subjects with or without hypertension participated in a one-year follow up study.

Daily exercise lowers blood pressure and reduces visceral adipose tissue areas in overweight Japanese men.

Objective: To investigate the link between a reduction in blood pressure (BP) and daily exercise.

Design: Cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical intervention study with exercise education.

Subjects: 43 overweight Japanese men aged 32-59 years (BMI, 29.

Daily walking reduces visceral adipose tissue areas and improves insulin resistance in Japanese obese subjects.

Objective: It is known that the accumulation of abdominal fat is one of the risk factors for atherosclerosis. Although exercise is commonly prescribed to reduce body weight, the efficacy of low intensity exercise for the reduction of abdominal visceral adipose tissue remains to be investigated.

Research Design And Methods: Thirty one obese Japanese males (body mass index (BMI) > or = 25) ranging in age from 32 to 59, participated in a 1-year follow up study and they were instructed to have a modest increase in daily activity and record their daily walking.