Good Aerobic or Muscular Fitness Protects Overweight Men from Elevated Oxidized LDL
Good Aerobic or Muscular Fitness Protects Overweight Men from Elevated Oxidized LDL
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DOI:
10.1249/mss.0b013e31823822cc
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2012-04-01
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Vasankari, Tommi
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Kosola, Jussi;Ahotupa, Markku;Vasankari, Tommi
KOSOLA, J., M. AHOTUPA, H. KYROLAINEN, M. SANTTILA, and T. VASANKARI. Good Aerobic or Muscular Fitness Protects Overweight Men from Elevated Oxidized LDL. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 563-568, 2012. Introduction: Oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) is associated with lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. The present study investigated the association between ox-LDL and overweight/obesity and how cardiorespiratory or muscle fitness affects this association. Methods: Healthy young (mean age = 25.1 yr, range = 18-48 yr) men (n = 831) were divided into normal-weight (n = 486), overweight (n = 269), and obese (n = 76) groups according to their body mass index (BMI). The participants underwent physical fitness tests (maximal oxygen uptake with bicycle ergometer and muscle fitness index using series of muscle endurance tests), a general health examination including determination of lipid profile, and a detailed questionnaire. Subjects were further divided into six subgroups according to BM I (normal vs overweight) and physical fitness (fitness tertiles: unfit, average, fit). Age and smoking were used in the statistical analysis as covariates. Results: In overweight and obese participants, the concentrations of ox-LDL (14%/32%) and the ratio of ox-LDL/HDL cholesterol (32%/68%) were higher compared with subjects with normal weight (P < 0.005, in all). In BM I and cardiovascular fitness subgroups, ox-LDL (23%, P < 0.0001) and the ox-LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio (45%, P < 0.0001) were higher in the overweight/unfit subgroup when compared with the normal-weight/unfit subgroup, whereas no differences were observed between the overweight/fit and normal-weight/fit subjects. Among the BM I and muscle fitness subgroups, ox-LDL (24%, P < 0.0001) and the ox-LDLIHDL cholesterol ratio (51%, P < 0.0001) were higher in the overweight/unfit group compared with the normal-weight/unfit group. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity are associated with ox-LDL lipids and serum conventional lipids. However, both good cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular fitness seem to protect overweight subjects from the atherogenic lipid profile.