Is gender a factor in the reduction of cardiovascular risks with exercise training?

Circulation Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 646-651

  Morita, Noriteru ^a   Okita, Koichi ^b,c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b HOKUSHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sapporo Health Sports Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic diseases; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Physical fitness; Sex characteristics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84874411702     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-0607     Document Type: Article

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