Table 1.  Effects of exercise training on blood lipids and lipoproteins in Children and Adolescents.

Authors

Subjects Age (yr)

Control group

Mode

Frequency (days/week)

Intensity

Duration
(minutes)

Length
(weeks)

Dependent
variables

Results

Blessing et al. (1995)

N=15 males
10 females
Age=13-18

N=14 males
Ý
10 females

Various aerobic
activities

3

Variable
Up to 90%

40

16

TC, LDL-C
HDL-C
TG
TC/HDL-C

decreased
increased
no effect
decreased

Gilliam et al. (1978)

N=14 females
Age=8-10

None

Various aerobic activities

unknown

“strenuous”

35

6

TC
HDL-C

no effect
increased

Gilliam et al. (1980)

N=11 females
Age=7-9

N=12

Various
Aerobic activities

4

“moderately high intensity”

25

12

TC
TG

no effect
no effect

Ignico et al. (1995)

N=10 males, 8 females, Age=8-11

N=7

Aerobic games

3

160-180
b×min-1

few to 60

10

TG
TC, HDL-C
LDL-C

decreased
no effect
no effect

Linder et al. (1983)

N=29 males
Age=11-17

N=21

3 days walk/jog

4

80% of max HR

25-30

8

TC, HDL-C
TG, LDL-C

no effect
no effect

Rowland et al. (1996)

N=11 males, Ages=10-12
N=20 females
Ages=10-12

Subjects served as their own control

Various
Aerobic
Activities

3

170-180
b×min-1

25

13

TC
TG
HDL-C
LDL-C

no effect
no effect
no effect
no effect

Savage et al. (1986)

N=12 males
Ages=8-9

N=10

Walk/jog/run

3

75% of peak HR

2.4 km per session progressing to 4.8 km per session

11

TC
HDL-C
LDL-C

no effect
decreased
no effect

Stergioulas et al. (1998)

N=18 males
Ages=10-14

N=20

aerobic activities

4

75% of peak
VO2

Unclear (60which included warm-up and cool-down)

8

HDL-C

increased

Stergioulas et al. (2004)

N=12 males

17

 

4

 

60

8

TC
HDL-C
TG

no effect
increased
decreased

Stoedefalke et al. (2000)

N=20 girls
Ages=13-14

N=18

Aerobic activities

3

75%-85%

Polar computer interfaceHR monitors

20

TC, LDL-C, TG, HDL-C

no effect

Tolfrey et al. (1998)

N=12 boys
14 girls

N=10 boys
10 girls

cycle ergometer

3

79.3%

Telemetry HR
Monitors

12

TC, TG
LDL-C
HDL-C

no effect
decreased
increased

Tolfrey et al. (2004)

N= 19 boys
15 girls
Ages=10-11

Acted as own controls

Cycle ergometer

3

80 %

Polar computer interfaceHR monitors

12

TC, TG
LDL-C
HDL-C

no effect

Welsman et al. (1997)

N=35 females
Ages=10

N=16

17 did aerobic dance
Ý
18 did cycle ergometry

3

160-170
b×min-1

20-25 for aerobic dance 2 for cycle ergometry

8

TC
HDL-C

no effect
no effect

Williford et al. (1996)

N=12 males
Ages=13

N=5

Walking or jogging

5

70-90% of peak HR

30

15

TC
LDL-C
HDL-C

no effect
decrease
increase