Impact of a 12-Week Multicomponent Training Program with Multiprofessional Support on Body Composition, Metabolic Markers, and Arterial Stiffness in Brazilian Older Women Stratified by Nutritional Status: A Secondary Analysis.

Background/

Objectives

this study evaluated the effects of a 12-week multicomponent training (MCT) program combined with multiprofessional interventions (nutritional and psychoeducational) on body composition, lipid profiles, fasting glucose levels, and arterial stiffness in Brazilian older women stratified by nutritional status.

Methods

thirty-six older women, who were classified as normal weight (n = 8; mean age: 69.2 ± 7.2 years), overweight (n = 13; mean age: 72.1 ± 5.3 years), or obese (n = 15; mean age: 70.3 ± 4.6 years), were included in the study. The outcomes included body fat percentage (BFP), visceral fat level, fat-free mass (FFM), fasting glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and arterial stiffness, as determined by pulse wave velocity (PWV).

Results

BFP was reduced in all groups (p < 0.001), but in the overweight and obese groups, these decreases were greater. Visceral fat level decreased significantly in all groups (p < 0.001), with greater decreases in the obese group compared with the normal weight and overweight groups (p < 0.001), and greater reductions in the normal weight group compared to the overweight group (p < 0.05). A significant reduction in PWV was observed only in the overweight group (p < 0.05), while greater improvements were observed in the overweight group compared to the normal weight group (p < 0.05) in FFM, lipid profiles, and fasting glucose.

Conclusions

an MCT combined with multiprofessional intervention effectively reduced BFP and arterial stiffness in Brazilian older women with excess adiposity.