In the authors' words
“After the eight-week resistance exercise program, waist circumference, and the QUICKI decreased and OPG levels were significantly increased in the metabolic syndrome group compared with the normal control group.”
What was measured
- Blood sugar and insulin Mixed results
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Before-and-after study
- Who took part
- Midlife women, metabolic syndrome or diabetes
- How many
- 24
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- Resistance training
- Cited
- 7 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 30582576
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