Adipocytokine levels in children: Effects of fatness and training
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2012-01-01Author
Aggeloussi, Sofia
Theodorou, Anastasios A.
Paschalis, Vassilis
Nikolaidis, Michalis G.
Fatouros, Ioannis
Owolabi, Emmanuel O.
Kouretas, Dimitrios
Koutedakis, Yiannis
Jamurtas, Ath
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To investigate the effects of obesity and exercise training on plasma adipocytokines a sample of 42 children (lean = 24, %BF = 17.8 ± 7.5%; obese = 18; %BF = 29.1 ± 9.3%; mean age = 12.4 ± 1.9 yrs), were divided into 4 age-matched for activity groups: lean inactive (n = 11), obese inactive (n = 9), lean active (n = 13) and obese active (n = 9). Active children participated in swimming training (≥1 year, ≥3 times/week, ≤1 h per session, covering a distance of 10,000-12,000 m per week). Obese individuals demonstrated greater visfatin levels (3.3 ± 1.3 ng/ml) than their lean counterparts (2.6 ± 1.1 ng/ml; p = .06) whereas adiponectin was significantly.
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10.1123/pes.24.3.461