Nader Shavandi; Abbas Saremi; Saeideh Tabibirad
Volume 3, Issue 1 , April 2013, , Pages 1-10
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Aim: Endothelial dysfunction is considered an important event in atherosclerosis improvement. On the other hand, diabetes is also associated with endothelial dysfunction. Among the endothelial dysfunction factors, vascular cell adhesion molecule can be mentioned. The purpose of this study was ...
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Aim: Endothelial dysfunction is considered an important event in atherosclerosis improvement. On the other hand, diabetes is also associated with endothelial dysfunction. Among the endothelial dysfunction factors, vascular cell adhesion molecule can be mentioned. The purpose of this study was the effect of aerobic exercise on VCAM-1 and insulin resistance index in type 2 diabetes women.
Method: Sixteen women suffering type 2 diabetes (aged: 50.81±7.87, weight: 75.82±15.27 kg) were randomly divided in aerobic (n=11) and control (n=5) groups. The aerobic group exercised for 8 weeks in 45-60 min sessions 3 time a week with 60% HRR. Blood samples were obtained after 10-12 overnight fasting for measuring VCAM-1 serum and insulin levels at pre-and post-exercise training. Statistical analysis was done by independent t-tests and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: The results showed a significant difference between aerobic and control groups in VCAM-1 serum levels (P
Nader Shavandi; Abbas Saremi
Volume 2, Issue 1 , April 2012
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the anthropometric and physiological profiles of senior elite volleyball players according to their playing position.
Methods: Thirty six national volleyball players (age: 24.5±4.5 years) participated in this study. Players were classified to ...
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the anthropometric and physiological profiles of senior elite volleyball players according to their playing position.
Methods: Thirty six national volleyball players (age: 24.5±4.5 years) participated in this study. Players were classified to 5 groups according to playing position: setters (n=7), liberos (n=6), middle blockers (n=8), receiver attackers (n=9) and back court attackers (n=6). Physiological variables consists of aerobic fitness (shuttle run test), anaerobic fitness (15s ergojump test), flexibility (sit and reach test), speed (40 yard running), agility (4×9 m test), explosive power (vertical jump) and anthropometric variables consists of weight, height and body fat percent (5 sites skinfold) of participants were measured. Also, their somatotype characteristics were calculated.
Results: Liberos were the thinner and shorter than other players (p
Nader Shavandi; Abbas Saremi; Alireza Bahrami; Laila Shegarfi
Volume 1, Issue 2 , July 2011, , Pages 117-127
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Aim: Insomnia and systemic inflammation are common in end-stage of renal disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a resistance training program during haemodialysis could improve sleep quality and systemic inflammation in haemodialysis patients.
Method: This study is a ...
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Aim: Insomnia and systemic inflammation are common in end-stage of renal disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a resistance training program during haemodialysis could improve sleep quality and systemic inflammation in haemodialysis patients.
Method: This study is a cross- sectional study which was performed within a haemodialisis unit of Ghiasi Hospital. Fifteen haemodialysis patients (age= 52.2±9.4 yr, body mass index= 23.4±2.39 kg/m2) participated in this study. The patients were randomly assigned to resistance training (n=8) and control (n=7) groups. The training group participated in 8-week resistance training during dialysis (three times/ week, 60 min/ session). The intensity of the exercise program is condition level 12-16 according to the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (moderate intensity). Sleep quality [the pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)], C-reactive protein (systemic inflammatory index), and muscular fitness were measured prior to and after the intervention.
Results: Resistance training during dialysis improved the sleep quality index and muscular fitness in haemodialysis patients (p
