• Pedro Saucedo Rodrigo, José Abellán Alemán, Purificación Gómez Jara, Mariano Leal Hernández, Enrique Ortega Toro, Juan Carlos Colado, Juan Carlos Colado Sánchez, and Pilar Sáinz de Baranda Andújar.
• Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
• Aten Primaria. 2008 Jul 1; 40 (7): 351-6.

ObjectiveTo analyse the influence of a physical exercise programme of strength/stamina on cardiovascular risk factors in low-risk post-menopausal women.DesignSix-month randomised clinical trial with post-menopausal women.SettingThree health centres in the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain.ParticipantsSixty-three post-menopausal women aged 45 to 59 at low cardiovascular risk. INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN MEASUREMENTS: They were split into 2 groups: a) control: 23 people with no specific intervention, and b) 40 people with an intervention of strength/stamina exercise with protocol for in water and on land. At their initial and final visits, everyone in the 2 groups had anamnesis, physical examination, and general analyses, including Apo A, Apo B, insulin, serum creatinine, creatinine clearance, creatinine in urine, albuminuria, ultrasensitive PCR, and HOMA index.ResultsThe insulin levels increased in the control group by 2.02 mU/L and dropped in the experimental group by 0.13 mU/L (P=.021). At the start of the study, creatinine in the control group was 0.83+/-0.12 mg/dL; and at the end, 0.91+/-0.02 mg/dL. In the intervention group it was 0.84+/-0.12 mg/dL at the start and 0.90+/-0.13 mg/dL at the end (NS). Systolic blood pressure dropped in both groups, with a bigger drop in the exercise group (11.81 vs 0.17 mm Hg) (P=.0001). HDL-C values increased in the control group by 4.97 mg/dL; and in the experimental group, by 3.46 mg/dL (NS).ConclusionsA controlled programme of strength/stamina physical exercise reduces the cardiovascular risk of post-menopausal women.

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