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Effects of DanceSport Program on Body Fat Percentage and Serum Lipoprotein Levels in Obese Elderly Women

댄스스포츠가 비만 노인 여성의 체지방률 및 혈청 지단백 수치에 미치는 영향 – 라틴종목 중심으로

Han-Kyo Seo1 and Yae-Gi Song2

서한교1, 송예지2

1Professor, Shinhan University 2Researcher, Shinhan University
1신한대학교 교수, 2신한대학교 연구원
30 September 2026. pp. 179-186
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Abstract
본 연구의 목적은 비만 노인 여성에서 댄스스포츠가 건강 관련 신체 적합성 및 심혈관 질환 위험 요인에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, 노인 인구를 위한 운동 처방의 기초 자료를 제공하는 것이었다. 훈련군은 12명, 대조군은 7명으로 구성되었다. 훈련군은 12주 동안 주 3회, 하루 1시간씩 댄스스포츠(룸바, 차차차, 자이브)를 VO₂max의 50~80% 강도(초급~아마추어 수준)로 실시했다. 체지방률은 훈련군과 대조군 모두에서 사전-사후 통계적으로 유의미한 변화가 나타나지 않았으며, 처치 후 집단 간 비교에서도 유의한 차이는 없었다. 혈청 지질 성분(TC, LDL-C, TG, HDL-C)에서도 모든 항목에서 집단 간 통계적 유의차는 없었으나, 훈련군에서 중성지방(TG) 감소 및 HDL-C 유지 경향이 관찰된 반면 대조군에서는 HDL-C가 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 결론적으로, 12주간의 댄스스포츠 프로그램은 비만 노인 여성의 체지방률에 통계적으로 유의미한 개선을 유도하지는 못하였으나, 혈중 지질 프로필의 악화를 방지하는 경향을 나타내었다. 체지방 감소 효과를 확인하기 위해서는 운동 강도·빈도 및 개입 기간을 확대한 추가 연구가 필요하다.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of DanceSport on health-related physical fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese elderly women, and to provide basic data for exercise prescription for the elderly population. The training group consisted of 12 participants, while the control group consisted of 7 participants. The training group engaged in DanceSport (Rumba, Cha-Cha-Cha, and Jive) at 50–80% of VO₂max (beginner to amateur level), for 1 hour per day, 3 days per week, over a 12-week period. Body fat percentage did not change significantly within either group, and no significant between-group difference was found after the intervention. Serum lipoprotein levels (TC, LDL-C, TG, HDL-C) also showed no significant between-group differences, although the training group showed a decreasing trend in triglycerides and stable HDL-C, while the control group showed a decreasing trend in HDL-C. In conclusion, the 12-week DanceSport program did not produce a statistically significant improvement in body fat percentage among obese elderly women, but showed a tendency to prevent deterioration of the blood lipid profile. Further studies with increased exercise intensity, frequency, or duration are needed to confirm effects on body fat.
Keywords
DanceSport
Aerobic exercise intervention
BMI
Lipid
Elderly women
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  • Publisher :The Society of Convergence Knowledge
  • Publisher(Ko) :융복합지식학회
  • Journal Title :The Society of Convergence Knowledge Transactions
  • Journal Title(Ko) :융복합지식학회논문지
  • Volume : 14
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  • Pages :179-186
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22716/sckt.2026.14.3.013
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