Do Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Abdominal Obesity Mediate the Exercise-Induced Change in Insulin Sensitivity in Older Adults?
Aging is associated with increased insulin resistance, a condition in which the tissue response to insulin-stimulated glucose uptake is reduced. Insulin resistance is a strong predictor of disease and mortality. Aging is also associated with a decline in physical activity, lower cardiorespiratory fi...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8345 |