Effects of Nine-Month Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: Sex Differences in Obese Individuals

Limited data is available on the sex differences and individual responses of cardiometabolic parameters adjusted with potential confounders (i.e. sex, age, baseline values) after a longer term Mediterranean diet (MedD) high intensity interval training (HIIT) in obese subjects. The objective this study was to compare effects nine-month MedD counseling supervised HIIT risk factors women (n = 99) men 35). Body composition (body mass, fat lean body waist circumference), cardiorespiratory fitness (METs), (blood pressure, blood sample variables) were measured at nine months program combining two three times week. When values, similarly improved their composition, METs, vs. men. proportion responders according clinical cutoff levels same A intervention improves factors, men, even adjustment (sex, value).