In the authors' words
“Intervention study. Arterial compliance increased (P<0.05) by approximately 40% to levels that were no longer different than premenopausal women.”
What was measured
- Blood pressure Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Controlled trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 12
- How long
- 12 weeks
- Exercise
- Walking, Exercise with hormone therapy
- Cited
- 143 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 12618248
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Similar studies
- A review of 28 randomised trials in postmenopausal women aged 50 to 65 found walking combined with resistance training could preserve weight and bone density and increase muscle strength.
- A meta-analysis of seven trials in postmenopausal women found combined aerobic exercise and hormone therapy lowered systolic blood pressure more than aerobic exercise alone, but exercise alone improved fitness more.
- In 15 sedentary postmenopausal women, 8 weeks of brisk walking improved treadmill fitness but did not change brachial artery flow mediated dilation, unlike men who improved.
- In postmenopausal women with borderline to stage 1 hypertension, walking an extra 3 km daily for 24 weeks lowered systolic blood pressure but not diastolic blood pressure.