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March 1, 2011Asian Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Exercise Effects on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Iranian Women

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Why the study?

Does a 12-week high-intensity treadmill exercise program reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors and 10-year coronary heart disease risk scores in middle-aged Iranian women?

Population

40 Iranian women aged 40-55 years

Comparison

12-week exercise program consisting of treadmill… vs Maintenance of habitual lifestyle with no change…

Design

RCT, randomized controlled trial

Follow-up

12 weeks

Authors

FSFarkhondeh Amin ShokraviTarbiat Modares UniversityRRReza RajabiUniversity of TehranNZNarges ZiaeeIslamic Azad University Shahr-e-Rey

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Implication

Supports high-intensity treadmill training to lower CV risk in middle-aged women; extends RCT evidence to Iranian populations.

Structured PICO

Does a 12-week high-intensity treadmill exercise program reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors and 10-year coronary heart disease risk scores in middle-aged Iranian women?

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Population
40 Iranian women aged 40-55 years
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Intervention
12-week exercise program consisting of treadmill running at high intensity (70-80% of maximum heart rate, 0% grade) for 30 min/day, 3 days/week
C
Comparator
Maintenance of habitual lifestyle with no change in activity or dietary habits
O
Outcome
Changes in body mass index, waist/hip ratio, blood pressure, total cholesterol, lipoprotein subtractions, and 10-year risk scores for coronary heart disease (Framingham risk equation) at 12 weekssurrogate

A 12-week high-intensity exercise program significantly improves cardiovascular risk factors and 10-year coronary heart disease risk scores in middle-aged Iranian women.

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Shokravi et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70ee218031ec7bb1dcabcbhttps://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34827
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