Are reductions in C-reactive protein in older adults with type 2 diabetes related to improvements in body composition following a randomized controlled trial of resistance training?
We have shown for the first time that reductions in systemic inflammation in older adults with type 2 diabetes following PRT were associated with increases in skeletal muscle mass. Furthermore, reductions in CRP were associated with reductions in adiposity, but only when associated with PRT. Lifestyle interventions aimed at reducing systemic inflammation in older adults with type 2 diabetes should therefore incorporate anabolic exercise such as PRT to optimize the anti-inflammatory benefits of favorable body composition adaptations.
In asthmatic children, gas trapping is associated with occurrence of a severe exacerbation during the last three months, suggesting a small airway disease that is not evidenced by forced expiratory flows.