We all know that exercise generally helps the cardiovascular system, but does working out pay off equally for everyone?
Some of the benefits of exercise are greater for men, people under 50, and among those battling type 2 diabetes or other cardiovascular conditions, report researchers.
Researchers analyzed the results of 160 randomized clinical trials with nearly 7,500 participants. The review appears in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
“Our meta-analysis is one of the first studies to systematically and comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of exercise interventions in affecting various cardiometabolic outcomes,” says lead author Xiaochen Lin, a doctoral student in the Brown University School of Public Health.
“Because the exact mechanisms linking exercise to intermediate health outcomes are not clear, we also wanted to examine the effects of exercise on intermediate biomarkers that may potentially mediate the cardioprotective effects of exercise.”
