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Associations between changes in physical activity and risk factors for coronary heart disease in a community-based sample of men and women: the Stanford Five-City Project.

Abstract
Aerobic exercise training studies involving volunteers generally result in an improved cardiovascular risk factor profile. Little is known, however, about associations between physical activity change and risk factor change in a more representative sample, such as a community. This investigation evaluated correlations between a composite physical activity change score and change in cardiovascular risk factors from 1979 to 1985 in the cohort sample of the Stanford Five-City Project. Men (n = 380) and women (n = 427) between the ages of 18 and 74 years were evaluated for change in self-reported physical activity and change in total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL cholesterol), systolic blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2). For men, improvement in the composite physical activity score significantly correlated with an increase in HDL cholesterol (r = 0.14, p = 0.005) and decreases in body mass index (r = -0.16, p = 0.001) and estimated 10-year coronary heart disease risk score (r = -0.10, p = 0.056). For women, improvement in the physical activity score was associated with changes in HDL cholesterol (r = 0.11, p = 0.028) and resting pulse rate (r = -0.15, p = 0.001). These data demonstrate that an increase in physical activity over 5 years is favorably associated with changes in major cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women and support the public health efficacy of community-wide promotion of physical activity.
AuthorsD R Young, W L Haskell, D E Jatulis, S P Fortmann
JournalAmerican journal of epidemiology (Am J Epidemiol) Vol. 138 Issue 4 Pg. 205-16 (Aug 15 1993) ISSN: 0002-9262 [Print] United States
PMID8356962 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Cholesterol
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Pressure
  • Body Mass Index
  • California
  • Cholesterol (blood)
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Disease (epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
  • Educational Status
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Physical Fitness
  • Pulse
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Time Factors

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