In the authors' words
“There were significant group by time interactions (p < 0.05) for blood glucose (Delta-4.5 mg/dl), insulin (Delta -1.3 muU/ml), HOMA-IR (Delta -0.6), triglycerides (Delta -9.4 mg/dl), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(Delta -10.8 mg/dl), systolic BP(Delta -3.4 mmHg), body fat percentage (Delta -3.0 %), and waist circumference (Delta -3.4 cm), which significantly decreased (p < 0.05), and lean body mass (Delta 0.7 kg) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (Delta 5.1 mg/dl), which significantly increased (p < 0.05) after EX compared to no change in CON.”
What was measured
- Blood sugar and insulin Reported an improvement
- Cholesterol and lipids Reported an improvement
- Blood pressure Reported an improvement
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Muscle mass Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, metabolic syndrome or diabetes, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 35
- Exercise
- Resistance training
- Cited
- 24 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 34211322
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