Yoga training modulates adipokines in adults with high-normal blood pressure and metabolic syndrome.

Author: Supriya R1, Yu AP2, Lee PH3, Lai CW1, Cheng KK1, Yau SY4, Chan LW1, Yung BY1, Siu PM2
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Department of Health Technology and Informatics. <sup>2</sup>School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. <sup>3</sup>School of Nursing. <sup>4</sup>Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Conference/Journal: Scand J Med Sci Sports.
Date published: 2017 Dec 5
Other: Special Notes: doi: 10.1111/sms.13029. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 269


OBJECTIVES: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Our previous study indicated that people with MetS showed a decrease in waist circumference and a decreasing trend in blood pressure after 1 year of yoga. This study investigated the effect of yoga on MetS people with high-normal blood pressure by exploring modulations in pro-inflammatory adipokines (leptin, chemerin, visfatin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 or PAI-1) and an anti-inflammatory adipokine (adiponectin).

DESIGN & METHODS: A total of 97 Hong Kong Chinese individuals aged 57.6 ± 9.1 years with MetS and high-normal blood pressure were randomly assigned to control (n = 45) and yoga groups (n = 52). Participants in the control group were not given any intervention but were contacted monthly to monitor their health status. Participants in the yoga group underwent a yoga training programme with three 1-hour yoga sessions weekly for 1 year. The participants' sera were harvested and assessed for adipokines. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) was used to examine the interaction effect between 1 year of time (pre vs. post) and intervention (control vs. yoga).

RESULTS: GEE analyses revealed significant interaction effects between 1-year of time and yoga intervention for the decreases in leptin and chemerin and the increase in adiponectin concentration in the sera examined.

CONCLUSION: These results demonstrated that 1 year of yoga training decreased pro-inflammatory adipokines and increased anti-inflammatory adipokine in adults with MetS and high-normal blood pressure. These findings support the beneficial role of yoga in managing MetS by favourably modulating adipokines. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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KEYWORDS: Hypertension; Mind-body exercise; adipokine; high blood pressure; metabolic syndrome

PMID: 29205515 DOI: 10.1111/sms.13029