Effects of moderate intensity aerobic training on serum levels cystatine C، high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and some cardiovascular risk factors in sedentary postmenopausal women

The risk of cardiovascular disease for women increases after menopause. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of moderate intensity aerobic training on cystatine C and some cardiovascular risk factors in sedentary postmenopausal women.
In this quasi-experimental study, 24 sedentary postmenopausal women (50-65 years) were randomly divided into two experimental(n=14) and control(n=10) groups. The experimental group performed an aerobic training with 65 to 75 percent of maximum heart rate , 3 days per week for 10 weeks. Body fat percentage and serum levels of cystatine C, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, HDL, LDL, triglyceride, cholesterol and blood pressure were measured at baseline and after training. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance test.
No significant differences were observed for serum levels of Cystatin exercise C, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, lipid profile and body fat percentage between the two groups after aerobic training. However, significant differences were observed for systolic blood pressure and vo2max between the two groups.
Based on the results, it seems that short-term moderate-intensity aerobic training have no effects on Cystatine C and some cardiovascular risk factors in sedentary postmenopausal women.