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1 گروه علوم ورزشی، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان، تبریز، ایران
2 دانشیار دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان، تبریز، ایران
3 مرکز تحقیقات غدد درون ریز، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز: تبریز، ایران.
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Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a course of Pilates exercises on serum levels of fibroblast growth factor 21, insulin resistance index and lipid profile in women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods: 30 women with grade 2 NAFLD were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The exercise group participated in an eight-week Pilates training program that consisted of three sessions per week, each session lasting one hour, while the control group maintained and followed their usual way of life during the research period. Blood samples were collected in pre-test and post-test phases after 12 hours of fasting. To analyze the data, the dependent t-test was used to examine intra-group changes and the ANCOVA test with the covariate of baseline values was used to examine inter-group changes. All statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS23 software, and the significance level was considered P ≤ 0.05. Results: As a result of exercise intervention in the experimental group compared to the control group, serum levels of FGF21 (p=0.001), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) (p=0.001), significantly increased and the values of insulin resistance index (p=0.001), triglyceride (p=0.001), cholesterol (p=0.001), body mass index (p=0.001) and body fat percentage (p=0.017), significantly were decreased.
Conclusions: Considering the positive effects of Pilates exercise used in this study on FGF21 levels and lipid profile variables and body composition in the studied subjects, this type of exercise can be suggested as a non-pharmacological treatment intervention to improve the condition of patients with NAFLD.
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