Evaluation o f Anthropometric Measurements and Blood Lipids o f Individuals Who Applied Diet Together with Physical Activity

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of weight loss to body composition and some biochemical parameters in adult obese women. This is a prospective cohort study; conducted on adult women aged between 20-45 years, living in Ankara. The participants were divided into two groups according to their body mass index (BMI) >27 kg/m2. While the first group has performed diet therapy alone, the second group has performed both diet therapy and physical activity. Both o f the groups have performed diet and behavioral therapy in the period o f 12 weeks. At the end ö f the study, the weight o f the participants in the diet alone and diet+physical activity group have changed from 75.3±1.77 kg (BMI: 30.4±0.50 kg/?ti2) to 70.7±1.90 kg (BMI: 28.5±0.53 kg/ m2); and 82.5±2.02 kg (BMI: 31.8±0.75 kg/m2) to 73.9±2.16 kg (BMI: 28.4±0.70 kg/m2), respectively (p=<0.001). There were statistically significant reductions on serum total cholesterol (TC) (p=<0.001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (p—0.001), very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) (p=0.040), triglycerides (TG) (p=0.036), systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p-0.040), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (p=0.043) of the diet+physical activity group, and there was a significant reduction on the TC (p-0.033) o f the diet alone group. As a result o f this study, it can be concluded that the diet and physical activity together have positive effects on weight loss, biochemical parameters and energy expenditure.