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Physical activity is complementary to the initiation of hormone replacement.

Women's Health Weekly

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2003 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physical activity is complementary to the initiation of hormone replacement.

"Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) and physical activity are both related to aging and health. U.S minorities are more likely to be inactive and less likely to initiate HRT than are non-Hispanic White women," researchers in the United States report.

"The purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship of race and HRT use with physical inactivity among older women (60+ years). The authors used data from 3,479 women who had participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), conducted in 1988-1994. NHANES III included an in-person interview and a medical examination," stated R.E. Andersen and colleagues, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.

"The prevalence of physical inactivity among women who reported ever having used HRT was 28.5% (CI 22.9-34.1%), compared with 40.0% (CI 35.9-44.1%) among those who had never used HRT. Mexican American and non-Hispanic Black women reported higher levels of ...

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