In the authors' words
“Physically active women reported fewer somatic symptoms than did women with a sedentary lifestyle.”
What was measured
- Menopause symptoms overall Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Cross-sectional study
- Who took part
- Midlife women
- How many
- 1,427
- Exercise
- General physical activity
- Cited
- 98 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 20869181
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