{"title":"Effects of aerobic conditioning at intensities corresponding to lactate threshold plus reduced energy intake in college-age females.","authors":"T Hazama, K Tanaka, F Nakadomo, K Maeda","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of a 15-wk aerobic conditioning (4.2 +/- 1.3 d/wk) plus energy restriction (25 kcal/kg/d diet) program on anthropometric and physiologic attributes were studied in 16 obese women between the ages of 18 and 24. The women were divided into either an experimental (E, n = 10) group or a control (C, n = 6) group. The exercise + diet (E) group demonstrated significant reductions in body weight, both absolute and relative body fat, Katsura index, and serum triglycerides, and increases in oxygen uptake relative to lactate threshold (LT), maximal oxygen uptake, and the ratio of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to total cholesterol. In the C group, none of the variables measured in this study remained unchanged. Thus the benefits of weight reduction without any change in fat free weight following the program were pronounced in the female university-age group that we studied. In conclusion, the highly structured aerobic conditioning at intensities corresponding to LT together with a proper dietary regimen is considered optimal with respect to favorable changes in various anthropometric and physiologic attributes. The feasibility of treating obese individuals with manifestation of medical and/or psychological problems in a school setting should be a significant matter in future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"245-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.245","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18871797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Effects of handgrip work and heat load on heart rate variability].","authors":"C Lee, T Katsuura, H Harada, Y Kikuchi","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the present study was to evaluate cardiac sympathetic (SNS) and parasympathic (PNS) nervous system activities during isometric continuous and intermittent handgrip with power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability (HRV). Eight healthy men performed work at 10% maximum voluntary contraction. The sequence of tests included three different work patterns: 1) the continuous handgrip for 30 min, 2) the intermittent handgrip (10 sec contraction +5 sec relaxation) for 45 min, 3) the intermittent handgrip (10 sec contraction +10 sec relaxation) for 60 min. These experiments were performed at two different heat loads (25 degrees C and 40 degrees C, R.H. 50%). To evaluate HRV, low frequency component (0.03-0.15Hz: LFP) and high frequency component (0.15-0.5Hz: HFP) power were calculated. The SNS and PNS activities were evaluated by LFP/HFP and HFP/(HFP + LFP), respectively. Summary of the results was shown below. 1) The change of the SNS and PNS activities were not significant among the different work patterns, due to the lower work load in the present experiment. 2) The increase of HR at 25 degrees C was mediated primarily by the decrease of the PNS activities during the work periods. 3) The effects of heat loads on the SNS and PNS activities were significant. Briefly, at the same work pattern, the SNS activities at 40 degrees were higher than those at 25 degrees C, but the PNS activities at 40 degrees C were lower than those at 25 degrees C.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"233-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.233","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18871796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perceived pitch of complex FM-AM tones--pitch determination process of vibrato sounds.","authors":"S Iwamiya, T Miyakura, N Satoh, Y Hayashi","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.303","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pitch-matching experiments were conducted to clarify the pitch determination process of complex FM-AM tones which consist of components whose frequency and amplitude are simultaneously modulated. The pitch is higher when FM and AM of each component are in phase than when they are out of phase. The pitch shift induced by the phase difference between FM and AM of each component becomes larger as its relative power increases. These experimental results suggest that the pitch of complex FM-AM tones is determined as follows: A complex FM-AM tone is resolved into each FM-AM component by the auditory filter bank. The spectral pitch of each FM-AM component is determined by a loudness-weighted pitch averaging processes. The central pattern recognizer determines the pitch of complex FM-AM tones by integration of virtual pitches derived from the spectral pitches.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"303-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.303","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18872372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The modulated receptor hypothesis revisited from the viewpoint of myocardial interstitial potential.","authors":"T Maruyama, Y Kaji, Y Niho","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Time- and voltage-dependent interaction of antiarrhythmic agents with target cardiac ion channels is termed the modulated receptor hypothesis. Actually class I agents suppress the maximum upstroke rate (Vmax) of intracellular potential (Vic) depending on the pacing cycle length (PCL) and external potassium concentration ([K+]e). We examined this concept from the aspect of interstitial potential (Vis), since Vis reflects the second time derivative of Vic. Vic and Vis were recorded sequentially using standard microelectrode applied to the paced and superfused guinea pig papillary muscles. In the steady state, the greatest negative deflection of Vis (Vmin) was suppressed by quinidine (10 microM) in both PCL- and [K+]e-dependent manner, just like Vmax. However, quinidine-induced greater inhibition of Vmin than Vmax was evident at shorter PCL and greater [K+]e. Based on the sequential alteration of PCL and exposure to ouabain (10 microM), different quinidine sensitivity between Vmax and Vmin is most likely accounted for by the activity-dependent K+ efflux and Na(+)-K+ pump-mediated K+ uptake (i.e., [K+]e fluctuation). Thus, the modulated receptor hypothesis is concluded to be valid in terms of Vis.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"263-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.263","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18540283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Irizawa, M Yamasaki, S Muraki, T Komura, K Seki, K Kikuchi
{"title":"Relationship between heart rate and oxygen uptake during submaximal arm cranking in paraplegics and quadriplegics.","authors":"M Irizawa, M Yamasaki, S Muraki, T Komura, K Seki, K Kikuchi","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of the level of spinal cord injury (SCI) and of daily exercise on the relationship between heart rate (HR) and oxygen uptake (VO2) in persons with SCI (PSCI) during an arm cranking exercise. Eighteen PSCI were divided into three groups according to the level of SCI; 4 quadriplegics (C6-C8), 7 high- level paraplegics (T3-T8), and 7 low-level paraplegics (T10-L2). In the relationship between HR and VO2, the higher the level of SCI, the smaller the slope of regression line, that means the HR at a given VO2 become larger as level of SCI was higher. Significant differences were found among these regression lines (P < 0.01). In addition, the regression lines between HR and VO2 in active persons tended to shift toward upper in comparison with those in inactive persons. The present investigation clearly shows that the HR-VO2 relationship in PSCI is remarkably influenced by the level SCI and physical training.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"275-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.275","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18872369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Localized muscular load to different work patterns and heat loads during handgrip].","authors":"C Lee, T Katsuura, H Harada, Y Kikuchi","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The physiological responses and the magnitude of perceived fatigue (MPF) were estimated from eight healthy men during isometric continuous and intermittent handgrip at 10% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). The physiological responses involved electromyogram (EMG), heart rate (HR), mean blood pressure (MBP) and forearm blood flow during contraction (FBFC) and relaxation (FBFR). The sequence of tests included three different work patterns: 1) continuous handgrip for 30 min, 2) intermittent handgrip (10 sec contraction +5 sec relaxation) for 45 min, 3) intermittent handgrip (10 sec contraction +10 sec relaxation) for 60 min. These experiments were performed on two different heat loads (25 degrees C and 40 degrees C, H.R. 50%). The results were as follows: 1) The localized muscle fatigue in the forearm was observed during the work periods. 2) The mean frequency of EMG was higher at 40 degrees C than 25 degrees C. 3) FBFR was significantly lower than FBFC at 40 degrees C. 4) MPF and MBP were little influenced by the heat load. 5) MPF correlated well with both HR and MBP.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"253-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.253","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18871798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y Tahara, N Tsunawake, K Yukawa, M Yamasaki, K Nishiyama, H Urata, K Katsuno, Y Fukuyama
{"title":"[Sex differences in interrelationships between percent body fat (%fat) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in healthy male and female adults].","authors":"Y Tahara, N Tsunawake, K Yukawa, M Yamasaki, K Nishiyama, H Urata, K Katsuno, Y Fukuyama","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.293","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the present study was to investigate sexual differences in relationships among percent body fat (%Fat), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), abdominal circumference to stature ratio (ASR), body mass index (BMI) and skinfold thicknesses in healthy male and female adults. Subjects were 64 males and 65 females, aged 22-60. Body density was measured by under water weighing and by skinfold anthropometry. Mean %Fat was 15.6% in males and 23.9% in females. Mean WHR was 0.83 in males and 0.72 in females. The correlation between %Fat and WHR was not significant in females (r = -0.104) but was significant in males (r = 0.631, p < 0.001). Highly significant correlations were obtained among %Fat, WSR, ASR, BMI, and sum of eight skinfolds in both sexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"293-301"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.293","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18872371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Observation study on natural walking in the Tokyo metropolitan.","authors":"J Kataoka, M Suzuki, S Shibata, K Sakamoto","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, data on walking speed, step numbers, cadence of natural walking were collected and their relations to foot wear, clothing, luggage carried and time of the day as well as crowdedness were investigated. This survey was held in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 1991. Six thousand three hundred and seventy nine walking people were observed from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Ten students who were trained to observe the walking were employed for the data collection. The observed subjects were divided into three age groups, namely young (less than 30 years), middle (31-60 years) and elder (over 61 years), and their age groups were decided by the students based on their appearance. For the analysis, they were further classified into male and female groups. The factors which affect walking speed, step number and cadence were taken into consideration. It was found that young people were more sensitive to their factors in their natural walking and old people showed lower flexibility to these factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"219-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.219","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18871795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C F Lee, T Katsuura, S Shibata, Y Ueno, T Ohta, S Hagimoto, K Sumita, A Okada, H Harada, Y Kikuchi
{"title":"[Responses of electroencephalogram to different odors].","authors":"C F Lee, T Katsuura, S Shibata, Y Ueno, T Ohta, S Hagimoto, K Sumita, A Okada, H Harada, Y Kikuchi","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The responses of electroencephalogram (EEG) to different odors and their densities were studied on four men and two women at rest while sitting. The odors examined were citrus, floral and lavender, and their densities were 100 ppb and 200 ppb. The odors were released for ten minutes from a duct to fill the room completely. The subjective estimation indicated that citrus had a tendency to be the most comfortable odor in this study, but it was not significant. To evaluate changes of EEG, the power spectra of frequency-fluctuation of alpha wave (Fz) and the rate of alpha, beta, and beta/alpha wave (Oz, Fz) were calculated. The rate of alpha wave (Oz) in the period of giving out the citrus at 100 ppb was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that of the lavender. The rate of beta wave (Oz) in the period of giving out the floral at 200 ppb was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that of the lavender. The regression coefficient of the power spectra of frequency-fluctuation of alpha wave in the period of giving out the lavender at 100 ppb was significantly higher than those in the other periods of the experiment. The regression coefficient of the power spectra of frequency-fluctuation of alpha wave for lavender given out at 200 ppb was significantly (p < 0.01) higher than those for the other odors given out. It seems that the regression coefficient of the power spectra of frequency-fluctuation of alpha wave can be used for the evaluation of psychophysiological responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 5","pages":"281-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.281","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18872370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Fat distribution in Japanese women. Part 2. Fat thickness of extremities and classification of fat distribution of whole body].","authors":"H Saito, T Tamura","doi":"10.2114/ahs1983.13.183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/ahs1983.13.183","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The first object of this paper was to follow the previous paper in clarifying the characteristics of the fat distribution on the extremities. The subcutaneous fat thickness was measured at 64 points on the upper extremity and on 129 points on the lower extremity. The difference of the fat distribution between obese subjects and lean subjects was mainly observed on the back of the upper arm and the thigh. The second object of this paper was to clarify the characteristics of the fat distribution on both the trunk and the extremities and to study the factors which contribute to the fat distribution of the whole body. Average subcutaneous fat thickness over the body was 7.8 mm, and the standard deviation was 1.2 mm. Types of fat distribution of the whole body were classified by principal component analysis of average fat thickness in the 8 regions. The first component was the size factor which expressed the amount of fat on the whole body. The second component showed the contrast of fat distribution in the lower extremities and in the breast, abdomen, back and arms. These two components accounted for 90.79% of the variance of fat distribution. Measuring points, which showed high correlation coefficient with the average fat thickness of the whole body, were abdomen, subscapular, back, thigh and side breast.</p>","PeriodicalId":77409,"journal":{"name":"The Annals of physiological anthropology = Seiri Jinruigaku Kenkyukai kaishi","volume":"13 4","pages":"183-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/ahs1983.13.183","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18914201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}