Acute Effects of Aerobic and Combined Exercise on Serum Lipid Profile in Type II Diabetic Females

Background and purpose: this study compares the efficacy and durability of an acute aerobicand combined exercise on lipid profile levels of diabetic females.materials and methods: in a semi-experimental design, 21 females with type 2 diabetes (age:43 ± 4.92 years and body mass index 29.57 ± 4.17) voluntary participated in study and randomlydivided into three: aerobic exercise, combined exercise and control groups. aerobic exercise wasconducted for 45 min running on the treadmill at 60-70% of maximum heart rate. combinedexercise was conducted for 20 min of running like aerobic group and 10 the stationary resistanceexercise for 3 sets of 10 reps. the control group did not perform any exercises. variables weremeasured in four stages: pre-exercise, immediately, 24 and 48 h after exercise at the same time afterovernight fasting. repeated measures anova was used to determine changes within group.results: the results showed that exercises created significant changes in a triglyceride. in anaerobic group, triglyceride decreased 24 h after exercise compare to before it and in thecombined group, increased 48 h after exercise compare to 24 h after it (p ? 0.05). significantchanges in low density lipoprotein-cholesterol and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol rate wasnot observed within two groups (p ? 0.05). also, in combined and aerobic exercise groups, therewas a significant decrease in serum cholesterol after in comparison to before it (p ? 0.05).conclusion: the findings showed that a session of aerobic or combined exercise causedsignificant acute changes in lipid profile.