We compared changes in thigh muscle cross sectional area (CSA), strength, VO2peak, and HbA1c following aerobic training (A), resistance training (R), or their added combination (AR) in 115 sedentary type 2 diabetic men and women. Participants aged 40 to 70 years, mean BMI of 33.5 kg/m2, were randomly assigned to 6 months of 3x/wk A only (17 M, 11 W), R only (17 M, 11 W), combined AR (17 M; 12 W), and waiting-list control (C) (17 M, 13 W). All exercising men increased mid-thigh CSA (all p < 0.05). Mean increases in VO2peak were exhibited in A and AR men (8.4% and 7.3%; p < 0.05). Strength increases were similar for exercising men and women. Absolute HbA1c decreased in AR men (1.22%) and women (0.62%), and A men (0.80%) (all p < 0.05). R men exhibited a greater relative reduction in HbA1c as compared to R women (p = 0.033 between sexes). Exercising men had modestly greater improvements in HbA1c than women.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/26568 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Attema, Rikst |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 150 p. |
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