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The Association between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Gut Microbiota Composition in Premenopausal Women

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Yang, Yifan, Shi, Yi, Wiklund, Petri, Tan, Xiao, Wu, Na, Zhang, Xiaobo, Tikkanen, Olli, Zhang, Chenhong +2 more·2017·Nutrients

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The aim of this study was to investigate the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and gut microbiota composition in premenopausal women. The participants consisted of 71 premenopausal Finnish women (aged 19–49 years). Gut microbiota were analyzed using flow cytometry, 16S rRNA gene hybridization and DNA-staining. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) was assessed by respiratory gas analyzer and body composition by Bioimpdance. We found that participants with low VO2max had lower Bacteroides, but higher Eubacterium rectale-Clostridium coccoides than the high VO2max group (p < 0.05 for all). VO2max was inversely associated with EreC (r = −0.309, p = 0.01) but not with other bacteria. VO2max also negatively correlated with fat% (r = −0.755, p < 0.001), triglycerides (r = −0.274, p = 0.021) and leptin (r = −0.574, p < 0.001). By contrast, EreC was positively associated with fat% (r = 0.382, p = 0.002), dietary fat intake (r = 0.258, p = 0.034), triglycerides (r = 0.390, p = 0.002) and leptin (r = 0.424, p = 0.001), but negatively with carbohydrate intake (r = −0.252, p = 0.034) and HDL (r = −0.26, p = 0.028). After adjusting for age and dietary intake, all the significant associations remained. However, after adjusting for fat%, the associations between VO2max and EreC disappeared. Our results suggest that cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with gut microbiota composition, independent of age and carbohydrate or fat intake. The association between VO2max and EreC, however, appears to be mediated by body fatness.

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  • In premenopausal women, cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with gut microbiota composition, independent of age and carbohydrate or fat intake.

    “In a cross-sectional study in premenopausal women, cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with gut microbiota composition, independent of age and carbohydrate or fat intake [94].”

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  • After adjusting for age and dietary intake, all significant associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and gut microbiota remained.

    “After adjusting for age and dietary intake, all significant associations remained.”

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  • Aerobic capacity was inversely associated with Eubacterium rectale-Clostridium coccoides but not with other bacteria.

    “Aerobic capacity was inversely associated with Eubacterium rectale-Clostridium coccoides but not with other bacteria.”

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  • Participants with low VO2max had lower Bacteroides, but higher Eubacterium rectale-Clostridium coccoides than the high VO2max group.

    “Participants with low VO2max had lower Bacteroides, but higher Eubacterium rectale-Clostridium coccoides than the high VO2max group.”

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Authors
Yang, Y., Shi, Y., Wiklund, P., Tan, X., Wu, N., Zhang, X., Tikkanen, O., Zhang, C., Munukka, E., & Cheng, S.
Affiliations
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
  • University of Turku (FI)
Corresponding author
  • Shi, Yi
  • Cheng, Sulin
Venue
Nutrients
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2017-07-25
Volume
9
Issue
8
Pages
792
ISSN
2072-6643 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2739180281
Cited by
72
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2
FWCI
2.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nutrients (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • China State Sport General Administration (2015B039)
  • Academy of Finland (Grant 24302031)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (31571219)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University Zhiyuan Foundation (CP2014013)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
cardiorespiratory fitness, gut microbiota, premenopausal women, VO2max, Bacteroides, adiposity, leptin, triglycerides, dietary fat intake, carbohydrate intake, HDL cholesterol
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Adult, Bacteroides, Body Composition, Cholesterol, Clostridium, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Dietary Proteins, DNA, Bacterial, Eubacterium, Feces, Female, Finland, Humans, Middle Aged, Oxygen Consumption, Physical Fitness, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Triglycerides, Exercise, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Premenopause, Leptin, White People, Young Adult

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