Evidence Question

Does Exercise therapy improve HDL cholesterol?

Related to: Cardiometabolic Risk

Short answer

Exercise therapy may improve HDL cholesterol.

How the evidence connects

Each connection shows the published evidence classification for that intervention and outcome relationship.

Intervention

Exercise therapy

Intervention

Moderate
Neutral
Mixed

2 studies · 2 RCTs

Outcome

HDL cholesterol

Outcome

Why do we say this?

Some supporting studies report the observed direction, while others do not show the same pattern.

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