In the authors' words
“The Dose Response to Exercise in Women aged 45-75 yr (DREW) study is designed to investigate the effect of different amounts of exercise training on cardiorespiratory fitness and risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal women at moderately increased risk of CVD.”
What was measured
- Fitness Direction not stated
- Blood pressure Direction not stated
- Cholesterol and lipids Direction not stated
- Blood sugar and insulin Direction not stated
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, sedentary at entry, cardiovascular disease
- How many
- 450
- How long
- 26 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise
- Cited
- 83 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 14767260
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