本研究旨在探討規律有氧運動及日常步行2種方式對中年婦女血糖調控的影響。招募57名中年婦女為對象,空腹血糖值介於100~125 mg/dL之糖尿病前期患者。受試者分為,規律有氧運動組30名和日常步行組27名。有氧運動組進行24週、每週3天、每天60min的飛輪有氧腳踏車運動(內容包括暖身運動10 min,中等強度有氧運動40min、緩和運動10min);日常步行組進行24週、每日8,000步的步行運動,採用智慧手環記錄步數。研究結果顯示規律有氧運動組在體重、腰圍、空腹血糖及糖化血色素均達明顯改進,然而24週日常步行組則在空腹血糖、糖化血色素有明顯改進。因此,研究結論:中年婦女糖尿病前期患者維持每日步行習慣即可有效地改善糖化血色素。
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different home exercise programs on blood glucose regulation in middle-aged women. The participants were middle-aged women with (n = 57) prediabetes, whose fasting blood glucose values were between 100 and 125 mg/dL. All participants were randomly divided into 2 groups. Thirty participants in the regular aerobic exercise group performed a 60-min cycling exercise, three days per week for a period of 24 weeks. The aerobic cycling exercise program consisted of 10 min warm-up, 40 min moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, and 10 min relaxing exercise. In another group, 27 participants performed daily walking program with 8,000 steps per day for 24 weeks. Total steps were recorded with a smart bracelet. The results showed that the body weight, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of the participants were significantly improved by the regular aerobic exercise program. The daily walking exercise also significantly improved the responses of fasting blood glucose and HbA1c, which was better than that of aerobic exercise in middle-aged women. Therefore, we concluded that daily walking habit improved HbA1c levels effectively, and thereby prevents the prediabetes in middle-aged women.