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Trial reportBioMed research international2021

The Impact of Body Resistance Training Exercise on Biomedical Profile at High Altitude: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Gaffar Sarwar Zaman, Mohammed Abohashrh, Irshad Ahmad, Ayed A Dera, Mastour S Alshahrani, Irfan Ahmad, Mohammad Mahtab Alam, Syed Esam Mahmood, Nasrin Mansuri, Safia Irfan and 1 more

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gaffar Sarwar ZamanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-3990
Mohammed AbohashrhDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip Code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5087-5417
Irshad AhmadDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip Code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6012-9207
Ayed A DeraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6248-8983
Mastour S AlshahraniDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip Code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-8207
Irfan AhmadDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9500-4623
Mohammad Mahtab AlamDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip Code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3966-6988
Syed Esam MahmoodDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha Zip Code: 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-5677
Nasrin MansuriDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha Zip code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.
Safia IrfanDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha Zip Code: 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-6460
Forhad Akhtar ZamanDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Pin: 781032, Guwahati, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-3875
King Khalid University · SAAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity causes different diseases, eventually. In our study, the results of resistance exercises were examined on selected biochemical markers in Abha City, Saudi Arabia, which is at the height of 2,270 meters above sea level.

methodsA randomized controlled research was conducted with 60 participants equally divided into three groups, 20 subjects in each group: group 1 was composed of obese people who received resistance training exercise, group 2 was composed of the obese control group who did not receive resistance training exercise, and group 3 was composed of normal individuals who received resistance exercise training. The resistance exercises were done in the 6th and 12th weeks. Biochemical blood tests were done.

resultsComparing to the control group, glucose decreased very little with insulin also showing little difference. It has been seen that TC, TG, and LDL reduced to a reasonable extent after resistance exercise, while HDL was increased (

conclusionWe have seen that resistance exercise helps in reducing lipid profile which will result in a decrease of the cardiac and related risk factors when conducted in obese patients in high-altitude regions. Also, alterations of the levels of interleukin-6, leptin, adiponectin, and testosterone showed that resistance exercise is of benefit and favourable in obese persons in high-altitude regions, which can also pave the way for added development of drugs related to the above parameters.

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AdiponectinAdultBlood GlucoseBody CompositionCreatinineCross-Sectional StudiesExercise TherapyHumansInsulinInterleukin-6LeptinMaleMiddle AgedObesityResistance TrainingSaudi ArabiaAdiponectinBlood GlucoseCreatinineInsulinInterleukin-6LeptinTestosteroneUrea

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PMID34159199
PMCPMC8187057
OpenAlexW3168005940

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