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Sex-specific differences in acute effects of exercise on arterial stiffness: a comparison of exercise training and sedentary older women.
Sex-specific differences in the arterial stiffness response to exercise have been reported, but the differences in the time course of the response remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of 3-wk cycle training versus sedentary on the relative contribution of changes in blood pressure (BP) to changes in arterial stiffness in older, sedentary women. Forty-five women (30 sedentary, 15 trained) were recruited for this study. They were 49-67 yr old and had a body mass index of 23.1 +/- 3.8. The body composition was as follows: 17.5% body fat and 0.4% body fat, respectively. Arterial stiffness was assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV). Carotid and femoral pulse pressure and augmentation index were also measured. The PWV was lower in the trained group than in the sedentary group (P The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of hibiscus, botanically known as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘DUP-LOW’.
Hibiscus have been the subject of human admiration for centuries. While the ancestry of present day hibiscus plants is not precisely known, it is thought to include the Chinese Rose, the Malay Hibiscus, and the Hawaiian Hibiscus.
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