Prevalence and cardiovascular disease correlates of low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents and adults
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A study is conducted to describe the prevalence of low fitness in the US population aged 12 through 49 years and to relate low fitness to cardiovascular disease risk factors in this population. One of the findings suggest that body mass index and waist circumference were inversely associated with fitness and that persons with low fitness had higher total cholesterol levels and systolic blood pressure and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels compared with persons with high fitness.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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Major and minor ECG abnormalities in asymptomatic women and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality
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The association of minor and major baseline and incident electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in asymptomatic postmenopausal women with long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is investigated. It is found that in such women, clinically relevant baseline and incident ECG abnormalities are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality, independent of established risk factors.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
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Association of physical activity and body mass index with novel and traditional cardiovascular biomarkers in women
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The association of physical activity and body mass index (BMI) alone and in combination with cardiovascular biomarkers is examined. The results have shown that high BMI is more strongly related to adverse cardiovascular biomarker levels than physical inactivity, though within BMI categories it is observed that physical activity is associated with more favorable cardiovascular biomarker levels than inactivity.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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