Examination of the Effects of a Chronic Exercise Program on Body Composition and Selected Biochemical Parameters in Children with Down Syndrome

Authors : Burcu Yentürk, Evrim Çakmakçı

Pages : 353-362

Doi:10.15314/tsed.1699978

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Publication Date : 2025-08-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to examine the effect of an 8-week chronic exercise program on body composition and some biochemical parameters in individuals with Down Syndrome. Individuals with Down Syndrome were included in the study and divided into two groups experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in a chronic exercise program lasting 75 minutes per session, conducted 4 days a week over 8 weeks. Before and after exercise, body composition and some biochemical parameters were obtained from both experimental and control groups. For statistical analysis of the data, SPSS 25 package program was used. Since the data were normally distributed, parametric tests were used in statistical analyses. For intra-group comparisons, Paired Samples T Test and for inter-group comparisons, Independent Samples T Test were applied. Comparison of the pre-test and post-test values of the experimental and control groups revealed no statistically significant difference (P>.05) in BMI, FP, WC, WHR, preperitoneal adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue, glucose, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, AST and ALT values of the experimental group. In the control group, only a significant increase was observed in triglyceride value (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in any of the measured parameters as a result of intergroup comparison (P>0.05). Consequently, the 8-week chronic exercise program did not have statistically significant results in body composition and some biochemical parameters of individuals with Down Syndrome.
Keywords : Biyokimyasal Parametreler, Down Sendromu, Egzersiz, Vücut Kompozisyonu

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