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(walking OR exercise OR strength training OR functional training OR resistance training OR physical training) AND postmenopausal women AND (randomized OR randomised) AND (insulin OR c-peptide OR HOMA OR homeostatic model assessment OR abdominal obesity OR waist circumference OR hip circumference OR waist hip ratio OR waist height ratio OR triglyceride* OR lipid* OR cholesterol OR blood pressure OR glucose OR glycated hemoglobin)

2. Supplementary Figure 1: Forest plot showing association between programmed exercise and anthropometry secondary outcomes (from the top to the bottom): (1) Weight (kg) after mid-term exercise intervention; (2) fat mass (%) after long-term exercise intervention; (3) body fat mass (%) after long-term exercise intervention; (4) visceral fat (area in cm2) after mid-term exercise intervention; (4) body fat mass (%) after long-term exercise intervention; (5) lean body mass (kg) after mid-term exercise intervention; df = degrees of freedom; CI = confidence intervals.

3. Supplementary Figure 2: Forest plot showing association between programmed exercise and metabolic secondary outcomes (from the top to the bottom): (1) Circulating total cholesterol levels after mid-term exercise intervention; (2) circulating total cholesterol levels after long-term exercise intervention; (3) circulating HDL cholesterol levels after mid-term exercise intervention; (4) circulating HDL cholesterol levels after long-term exercise intervention; (5) circulating LDL cholesterol levels after mid-term exercise intervention; (6) circulating LDL cholesterol levels after long-term exercise intervention; df = degrees of freedom; CI = confidence intervals.

4. Supplementary Figure 3: Forest plot showing association between programmed exercise and blood pressure (from the top to the bottom): (1) Systolic blood pressure after mid-term exercise intervention; (2) diastolic blood pressure after mid-term exercise intervention; df = degrees of freedom; CI = confidence intervals.