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Hei-Jen Jou1, I-Ping Hsu, Hui-Ting Huang
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Objective:
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of a hospital-based therapeutic lifestyle program on women with metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Materials And Methods:
We conducted a therapeutic lifestyle program for women with MetS. They all received a low calorie, balanced diet and participated in a regular aerobic exercise program for 8 weeks. Anthropometric indices, blood pressure, and biochemical data were collected. A paired t test was used for statistical analysis. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results:
Forty-four women took part in the program. All the components of MetS had decreased significantly by the end of the program and 25% of women no longer had MetS at the end of the program.
Conclusion:
The therapeutic lifestyle program with diet control and regular exercise improves most markers of MetS except for levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Therapeutic lifestyle intervention may be the best way of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in women with MetS.
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