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Weight training, aerobic physical activities, and long-term waist circumference change in men.


ABSTRACT: Findings on weight training and waist circumference (WC) change are controversial. This study examined prospectively whether weight training, moderate to vigorous aerobic activity (MVAA), and replacement of one activity for another were associated with favorable changes in WC and body weight (BW).Physical activity, WC, and BW were reported in 1996 and 2008 in a cohort of 10,500 healthy U.S. men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Multiple linear regression models (partition/substitution) to assess these associations were used.After adjusting for potential confounders, a significant inverse dose-response relationship between weight training and WC change (P-trend?<0.001) was observed. Less age-associated WC increase was seen with a 20-min/day activity increase; this benefit was significantly stronger for weight training (-0.67 cm, 95% CI -0.93, -0.41) than for MVAA (-0.33 cm, 95% CI -0.40, -0.27), other activities (-0.16 cm, 95% CI -0.28, -0.03), or TV watching (0.08 cm, 95% CI 0.05, 0.12). Substituting 20 min/day of weight training for any other discretionary activity had the strongest inverse association with WC change. MVAA had the strongest inverse association with BW change (-0.23 kg, 95% CI -0.29, -0.17).Among various activities, weight training had the strongest association with less WC increase. Studies on frequency/volume of weight training and WC change are warranted.

SUBMITTER: Mekary RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4310793 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Weight training, aerobic physical activities, and long-term waist circumference change in men.

Mekary Rania A RA   Grøntved Anders A   Despres Jean-Pierre JP   De Moura Leandro Pereira LP   Asgarzadeh Morteza M   Willett Walter C WC   Rimm Eric B EB   Giovannucci Edward E   Hu Frank B FB  

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20141219 2


<h4>Objective</h4>Findings on weight training and waist circumference (WC) change are controversial. This study examined prospectively whether weight training, moderate to vigorous aerobic activity (MVAA), and replacement of one activity for another were associated with favorable changes in WC and body weight (BW).<h4>Methods</h4>Physical activity, WC, and BW were reported in 1996 and 2008 in a cohort of 10,500 healthy U.S. men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Multiple linear regress  ...[more]

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