In the authors' words
“Insulin sensitivity is positively associated with lower-body muscle strength in overweight and obese sedentary postmenopausal women.”
What was measured
- Muscle strength Direction not stated
- Blood sugar and insulin Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Cross-sectional study
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, overweight or obesity, sedentary at entry
- How many
- 82
- Exercise
- Other exercise
- Cited
- 20 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 17486172
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