Effects of structured exercise regime on lipid profile and renal function tests in gestational diabetes mellitus Patients: A pilot study.

Wardah Qazi; Nadia Ahmed Bokhari; Ruqia Begum
Abstract:
Objective: To determine the effects of structured exercise regime on biochemical markers of patients of gestational diabetes mellitus during the third trimester. Methods: The two-arm pilot study was conducted at the Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from March to July 2019, and comprised women aged 20-40 years with gestational age >20 weeks who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus and who were able to do 6min walk test under severity level on the 0-10 Borg scale. The subjects were randomized into two groups using the sealed envelope method. The intervention group received 5 weeks of structured exercise programme. including aerobics, stabilisation and pelvic floor muscle training, while the control group only received postural education. Data was noted at baseline and after intervention, and was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 16 subjects, there were 8(50%) in each of the two groups. The mean age was 31.5±4.17 years in the interventional group and it was 35.0±6.30 years in the control group. Serum low-density lipoprotein and serum creatinine showed significant differences between the groups (p<0.05), while the rest of markers were non-significant (p>0.05). Conclusions: Structured exercise regime was found to have a positive effect in reducing serum low-density lipoprotein and serum creatinine levels in gestational diabetes mellitus during the third trimester.
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Year:
2021
Type of Publication:
Article
Journal:
journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Volume:
71
Number:
2 A
Month:
February
DOI:
10.47391/JPMA.1052

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