Why the study?
Does participation in a long-term cardiac rehabilitation program improve HDL cholesterol and other lipids differently in women compared to men?
Population
719 patients (553 men, 166 women) with heart disease participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program
Comparison
Cardiac rehabilitation program consisting of… vs Comparison between male and female patients…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 5 years
Authors
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May support sex-specific lipid monitoring in rehab; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does participation in a long-term cardiac rehabilitation program improve HDL cholesterol and other lipids differently in women compared to men?
Women participating in long-term cardiac rehabilitation achieve significantly greater improvements in HDL-C, LDL-C, and total cholesterol compared to men over a 5-year period.
Warner et al. (1995) studied this question.
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