Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of exercise training on markers of the lipoprotein-lipid profile and inflammatory markers in post-menopausal overweight/obese women with a moderately elevated systolic blood pressure. METHODS: A total of 267 women [mean body mass index (BMI)=32.0+/-5.7kg/m(2) and mean age=57.3+/-6.6 years] underwent a 6-month exercise intervention program. Exercise training was performed 3-4 times per week at a targeted heart rate corresponding to 50% of the maximal oxygen consumption. RESULTS: Compared to baseline values, mean change in relative VO(2) max (the primary endpoint) was of 1.18+/-2.25mL/minkg (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 530-533 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Atherosclerosis |
Volume | 207 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Inflammation Mediators/blood
- Obesity/complications/metabolism/physiopathology/*therapy
- Humans
- Physical Fitness
- Biological Markers/blood
- *Exercise Therapy
- C-Reactive Protein/metabolism
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood
- *Sedentary Lifestyle
- Oxygen Consumption
- Weight Loss
- Treatment Outcome
- *Blood Pressure
- Time Factors
- Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology/metabolism/physiopathology/*prevention &
- control
- Body Mass Index
- Interleukin-6/blood
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Lipids/blood
- Lipoproteins/blood
- Overweight/complications/metabolism/physiopathology/*therapy
- Middle Aged
- Waist Circumference
- Adiponectin/blood
- Female
- *Postmenopause