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Impact of a program of Tai Chi plus behaviorally based dietary weight loss on physical functioning and coronary heart disease risk factors
— a community-based study in obese older women | | Author(s) | Furong Xu, Jonathan Letendre, Nowen Beebe |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 34, no 1, January-March 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-March 2015 |
| Pages | pp 50-65 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Diet ; Weight ; Obesity ; Physical capacity ; Heart disease ; Older women ; Living in the community ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study employed a quasi-experimental design in a community-based study translating the results of our recent findings on the combined effects of Tai Chi and weight loss on physical function and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. A 16-week intervention was conducted to assess the impact of Tai Chi plus a behavioural weight loss program (TCWL, n = 29) on obese (body mass index [BMI] = 35.4 ± 0.8 kg/m2) older (68.2 ± 1.5 yr.) women compared to a control group (CON, n = 9, BMI = 38.0 ± 1.5 kg/m2, 65.6 ± 2.7 yr.), which was asked to maintain their normal lifestyle. The TCWL group lost weight (1.6 ± 2.9 kg, P = 0.006) while the CON group did not (1.2 ± 1.9 kg, P = 0.106). Physical functioning as measured by the short physical performance battery improved in TCWL when compared to the CON group (ß = 1.94, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.12, 2.76, P < 0.001). TCWL also improved in sit-and-reach flexibility (ß = -2.27, 95% CI: -4.09, -0.46, P = 0.016), body fat mass (BMI, ß = -0.65, 95% CI: -1.03, -0.26, P = 0.002), waist circumference (ß = -1.78, 95% CI: -2.83, -0.72, P = 0.002), systolic blood pressure (ß = -16.41, 95% CI: -21.35, -11.48, P < 0.001), and diastolic blood pressure (ß = -9.52, 95% CI: -12.65, -6.39, P < 0.001). Thus, TCWL intervention may represent an effective strategy to improve physical function and ameliorate CHD risk in the older adult population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605220 A |
| Classmark | CEA: CFD: 4X6: CSA: BI: CQH: BD: K4: 7T |
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