Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan.
Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan ; Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama Health Foundation, Kita, Okayama, Japan.
PLoS One. 2013 Dec 11;8(12):e81497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081497. eCollection 2013.
To investigate the link between serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels and physical activity in Japanese men.
A total of 81 men (45.7±17.6 years old) was enrolled in this cross-sectional investigation study. We assessed anthropometric and body composition parameters. Serum IL-18 levels, physical activity by uniaxial accelerometers, peak oxygen uptake and metabolic risk parameters were also evaluated.
Serum IL-18 levels were 179.4±84.7 pg/mL. Physical activity evaluated by Σ[metabolic equivalents × h per week (METs⋅h/w)]was significantly and negatively correlated with serum IL-18 levels (r = -0.252, p = 0.0235). These associations remained even after adjusting for age, peak oxygen uptake and other confounding factors.
Serum IL-18 levels were closely associated with physical activity independent of peak oxygen uptake in Japanese men.
探讨血清白细胞介素-18(IL-18)水平与日本男性体力活动之间的关系。
本横断面研究共纳入 81 名男性(45.7±17.6 岁)。我们评估了人体测量学和身体成分参数。还评估了血清 IL-18 水平、单轴加速度计评估的体力活动、峰值摄氧量和代谢风险参数。
血清 IL-18 水平为 179.4±84.7 pg/mL。Σ[每周代谢当量×小时(METs⋅h/w)]评估的体力活动与血清 IL-18 水平呈显著负相关(r=-0.252,p=0.0235)。即使在校正了峰值摄氧量和其他混杂因素后,这些关联仍然存在。
在日本男性中,血清 IL-18 水平与体力活动密切相关,与峰值摄氧量无关。