In the authors' words
“Exercise can significantly reduce the level of C-reactive protein (CRP) (MD: -0.59, 95 % CI: -0.87 to -0.31, p < 0.00001), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) (MD: -0.65, 95 % CI: -0.94 to -0.35, p < 0.00001), interleukin-6 (IL-6) (MD: -0.48, 95 % CI: -0.75 to -0.21, p < 0.00001), and exercise can significantly increase the level of adiponectin (MD: 0.33, 95 % CI: 0.02 to 0.65, p = 0.04) in women impacted by overweight and obesity.”
What was measured
- Inflammation Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 2,229
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- General physical activity
- Cited
- 25 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 37844768
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