A standardized exercise intervention differentially affects premenopausal and postmenopausal African-American women

Authors

Jan Kretzschmar, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Dianne M. Babbitt, Temple University
Keith M. Diaz, Columbia University
Deborah L. Feairheller, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
Kathleen M. Sturgeon, University of Pennsylvania
Amanda M. Perkins, Missouri State University - Springfield
Praveen Veerabhadrappa, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Sheara T. Williamson, Notre Dame University of Maryland
Chenyi Ling, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Hojun Lee, Temple University
Heather Grimm, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Sunny R. Thakkar, Temple University
Deborah L. Crabbe, Temple University
Mohammed A. Kashem, Temple University
Michael D. Brown, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Abstract

African-American women represent an understudied population in menopause research yet face greater postmenopausal challenges associated with mortality than their white peers. We investigated the effects of a mild-intensity aerobic exercise training program on markers of mortality risk in both premenopausal and postmenopausal African-American women.

Department

Kinesiology

Publication Date

6-2014

Journal Title

Menopause

Publisher

The North American Menopause Society

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000000133

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Kretzschmar J, Babbitt DM, Diaz KM, Feairheller DL, Sturgeon KM, Perkins AM, Veerabhadrappa P, Williamson ST, Ling C, Lee H, Grimm H, Thakkar S, Crabbe DL, Kashem MA, Brown MD. A Standardized Exercise Intervention Differentially Affects Premenopausal and Postmenopausal African American Women. Menopause. 21(6). 2013.

Rights

© 2014 by The North American Menopause Society.