In the authors' words
“RT produced the largest reduction in systemic C-reactive protein (CRP) (SMD = -0.97, 95% CrI [-1.52, -0.42]), followed by AT (SMD = -0.57, 95% CrI [-1.16, -0.02]).”
What was measured
- Inflammation Reported an improvement
- Hormone levels No difference found
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 2,714
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise, Resistance training, High-intensity intervals, Aerobic plus resistance
- Cited
- 0 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 42148095
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