Hemostatic, Metabolic, and Androgenic Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Physically Active and Less Active Postmenopausal Women
Why the study?
Does a physically active lifestyle improve hemostatic, metabolic, and androgenic CHD risk factors in postmenopausal women?
Population
31 postmenopausal women, including 14 physically very active and 17 healthy, nonobese sedentary controls.
Comparison
Physically very active lifestyle vs Healthy, nonobese sedentary lifestyle
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May support activity's role in lowering CHD risk factors; leaves open need for randomized trials in postmenopausal women.
Structured PICO
Does a physically active lifestyle improve hemostatic, metabolic, and androgenic CHD risk factors in postmenopausal women?
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Population
31 postmenopausal women, including 14 physically very active (age 55±2 years) and 17 healthy, nonobese sedentary controls (age 56±1 years).
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Intervention
Physically very active lifestyle
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Comparator
Healthy, nonobese sedentary lifestyle
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Outcome
Levels of hemostatic, metabolic, and androgenic CHD risk factors (including plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 activity, tissue plasminogen activator antigen, fasting plasma insulin and glucose, lipid profiles, and sex hormone-binding globulin)surrogate
A physically active lifestyle in postmenopausal women is associated with a more favorable profile of hemostatic, metabolic, and androgenic CHD risk factors, potentially explaining their lower CHD incidence.
Cite This Study
Stevenson et al. (1995) studied this question.