Why the study?
Do physical activity and hormone replacement therapy improve blood pressure-related CVD risk factors in healthy postmenopausal women?
Population
52 healthy postmenopausal women.
Comparison
Physical activity and/or hormone replacement… vs Less-active lifestyle and/or no HRT use
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Cross-sectional associations do not support practice changes for activity or HRT; leaves open causality and CVD outcomes in postmenopausal women.
Do physical activity and hormone replacement therapy improve blood pressure-related CVD risk factors in healthy postmenopausal women?
Physical activity and HRT use are associated with more favorable blood pressure profiles in healthy postmenopausal women, potentially mediated by lower abdominal adiposity in active women.
Stevenson et al. (1997) studied this question.
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