obesity is known to increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases. serum levels of cellular adhesion molecules are reported to be indices of arthrosclerosis. so each intervention that has benefit effects on them is very important for general health. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of high interval intensity training programs on icam-1. 18 sedentary obese males with mean ±s...

obesity in known to increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases. serum levels of cellular adhesion molecules are reported to be indices of arthrosclerosis. so each intervention that has benefit effects on them is very important foe general health. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of low and high intensity endurance training programs on icam-, 27 sedentary obese males with...

plasma levels of adhesion molecule and lipid profile have emerged as an important indicator of risk for cardiovascular diseases. the aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of regular physical activity on cardiovascular markers (icam-1, vcam-1) in sedentary obese men. eighteen young sedentary obeses males (mean and sd of age, weight and bmi were respectively as follows: 20.1? 0.97 years, 9...

OBJECTIVES Health care workers constitute a high-risk occupational category owing to the character of their work that includes high-risk environment, shift work and mental as well as physical stress. In occupational medicine, caring for their health condition should be a priority and include measures aimed at preventing cardiovascular diseases. The study aimed at determining the prevalence of c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Prolonged sitting time (ST) has negative consequences on health. Changing this behavior is paramount in overweight/obese individuals because they are more sedentary than those with normal weight. The aim of the study was to establish the pattern of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health, socio-demographics, occupation, and education level in Catalan overweig...

PURPOSE To determine the relationships between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), sedentary time, and obesity in children from 12 countries representing a wide range of human development. METHODS The sample included 6539 children age 9-11 yr. Times in MVPA, VPA, and sedentary behaviors were assessed by accelerometry. The body mass index (BMI; kg·m...

obesity as a common health risk is increasing all over the world. the aim of this study was evaluation of standing and sitting positions on spirometric values in obese asthmatic patients, in comparison with normal obese subjects. the study included 49 obese asthmatic patients with mean age of 42.63 years and body mass index of 36.06 kg/m 2 , and 51 control obese normal subjects with mean age of...

materials and methods totally, 410 students including 204 males and 206 females studying in grades 9 to 12 and aged between 15–18 years old were studied. the instruments used to collect data were a self administered demographic questionnaire and the scale of adolescent health promotion (ahp). results the mean age of participants was 16.5 (sd = 1.34) years. the mean score of adolescent health pr...