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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2016

The effects of resistance exercise training on arterial stiffness in metabolic syndrome.

E DeVallance, S Fournier, K Lemaster, C Moore, S Asano, D Bonner, D Donley, I M Olfert, P D Chantler

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E DeVallanceDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
S FournierDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
K LemasterDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
C MooreDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
S AsanoDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
D BonnerDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
D DonleyDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
I M OlfertDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
P D ChantlerDivision of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA. pchantler@hsc.wvu.edu.
West Virginia University · US

Funding

West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute: A Statewide Organization Building Research Excellence and Engaging Communities to Improve HealthU54GM104942 · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$4.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL090610NHLBI NIH HHS T32-HL-090610NIGMS NIH HHS 1P20 GM109098NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109098NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942NIGMS NIH HHS U54-GM-104942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeArterial stiffness is a strong independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is elevated in individuals with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Resistance training is a popular form of exercise that has beneficial effects on muscle mass, strength, balance and glucose control. However, it is unknown whether resistance exercise training (RT) can lower arterial stiffness in patients with MetS. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine whether a progressive RT program would improve arterial stiffness in MetS.

methodsA total of 57 subjects (28 healthy sedentary subjects; 29 MetS) were evaluated for arterial structure and function, including pulse wave velocity (cfPWV: arterial stiffness), before and after an 8-week period of RT or continuation of sedentary lifestyle.

resultsWe found that 8 weeks of progressive RT increased skeletal muscle strength in both Con and MetS, but did not change arterial stiffness in either MetS (cfPWV; Pre 7.9 ± 0.4 m/s vs. Post 7.7 ± 0.4 m/s) or healthy controls (cfPWV; Pre 6.9 ± 0.3 m/s vs. Post 7.0 ± 0.3 m/s). However, when cfPWV is considered as a continuous variable, high baseline measures of cfPWV tended to show a decrease in cfPWV following RT.

conclusionEight weeks of progressive RT did not decrease the group mean values of arterial stiffness in individuals with MetS or healthy controls.

Indexed as

ArteriesCardiovascular DiseasesExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthPulse Wave AnalysisResistance TrainingRisk FactorsVascular StiffnessArterial stiffnessCentral hemodynamicsExerciseMetabolic syndrome

Identifiers

PMID26941024
PMCPMC4835260
OpenAlexW2289117159

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