Treatment benefits on metabolic syndrome with diet and physical activity

• Published in: Biomolecules & biomedicine Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 169 - 176
• Main Authors: Dragusha, Gani, Elezi, Abdulla, Dragusha, Shpend, Gorani, Daut, Begolli, Luljeta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Pressure - physiology; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol - blood; Diet; Female; Humans; Life Style; Male; metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - diet therapy; Metabolic Syndrome - therapy; Middle Aged; physical activity; Physical Fitness; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides - blood; Waist Circumference; walking
• ISSN: 1512-8601; 2831-0896; 1840-4812; 2831-090X
• DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2010.2718

The research has included 422 patients aged between 25 to 60, of whom 341 were men and 81 women. The purpose of research was to determine impact of diet and physical activity in the treatment of metabolic syndrome during the six month period. Processing of results through descriptive and discriminative analysis have indicated that 6 month treatment with diet and physical activity have had an impact in the: waistline decrease by 6.05 cm or 5.50% among males, and 4.92 cm or 5.10% among females; body mass index (BMI) decrease by 1.78 or 6.20% among males, and 2.3 or 8.16% among females; decrease of blood triglycerides levels by 0.35 mmol/L or 16.28% among males, and 0.27 mmol/L or 13.30% among females; increase of blood cholesterol HDL-C by 0.48 mmol/L or 34.78% among males, and 0.06 mmol/L or 4.28% among females; systolic arterial pressure decreased by 15 mmHg or 10.18%, and diastolic blood pressure by 8.74 mmHg or 9.47% among males, and systolic arterial pressure decreased by 7.39 mmHg or 5.17%, and diastolic blood pressure decreased by 5.18 mmHg or 5.75% among females; the level of blood glucose decreased by 0.45 mmol/L or 7.04% among males, and by 0.64 mmol/L or 9.92% decreased among females. The results show that physical exercise and diet are important factors in reducing the values symptoms of metabolic syndrome. In order to improve symptoms of metabolic syndrome, it is necessary to keep on with healthy diet and physical exercise that means the change of lifestyle.