1. Introduction
Obesity, metabolic disease, autoimmune disease
OBESITY, SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, METABOLIC DISEASE, SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE), AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease linked to high cardiovascular risk. To reach an adequate body composition status while maintaining proper dietary habits are effective strategies for reducing cardiovascular risk, both being potentially modified through exercise. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week aerobic training intervention on anthropometry, body composition and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in women with SLE. A total of 58 women with SLE were assigned to either an exercise group (EG; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease with heterogeneous clinical manifestations depending on the organs and systems affected [Obesity—a metabolic disease which is present in 28–50% of SLE patients [To date, several studies have examined the effect of different exercise interventions on anthropometric and body composition parameters in SLE patients [Dietary habits are key modulators of CV risk in SLE [Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a 12-week aerobic training intervention following the ACSM guidelines on anthropometry, body composition and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in women with SLE. It was hypothesized that the intervention would improve anthropometry, body composition [