| Title | Physical activity and incidence of coronary heart disease in middle-aged women and men. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Authors | Folsom AR, Arnett DK, Hutchinson RG, Liao F, Clegg LX, Cooper LS |
| Journal | Med Sci Sports Exerc |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pagination | 901-9 |
| Date Published | 1997 Jul |
| ISSN | 0195-9131 |
| Keywords | Aged, Coronary Disease, Exercise, Female, Humans, Incidence, Leisure Activities, Male, Middle Aged, Physical Fitness, Prospective Studies, Racial Groups, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Sports |
| Abstract | Few studies of physical activity and coronary heart disease (CHD) have included women or blacks. We examined this association in a biracial cohort of 45- to 64-yr-old adults. We related the sports, leisure, and work indices developed by J. A. H. Baecke et al. to CHD incident events (N = 97 in women, N = 223 in men) over 4-7 yr in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. The age-, race-, and field center-adjusted relative risk of CHD was 0.73 in women and 0.82 in men per each standard deviation increment in the sports index (P |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005768-199707000-00009 |
| Alternate Journal | Med Sci Sports Exerc |
| PubMed ID | 9243489 |