Sedentary physical activity was associated with a three times higher risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to medium-intense physical activity in a rural Mediterranean population (P=0.0001).
Cohort (n=2,936)
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Does medium-intense physical activity reduce cardiovascular disease mortality in a rural Mediterranean population?
Medium-intense physical activity during leisure time is associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to sedentary behavior.
Effect estimate: 3x higher in sedentary group
p-value: p=0.0001
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to describe the relationship between self-rated physical activity during leisure time and cardiovascular disease mortality in 2936 individuals of the cohort of the Brisighella Heart Study, a prospective, population-based, longitudinal, epidemiological survey. METHODS: Long-term (1988-2000) prognostic significance of physical activity was determined after adjustments for age, sex, smoking habits, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and history of type 2 diabetes. RESULTS: At baseline, 377 (25.3%) male and 496 (34.3%) female participants reported scarce-null physical activity, whereas 1112 (74.7%) men and 951 (65.7%) women reported medium-intense physical activity. In the entire population, cardiovascular mortality was three times higher in participants with sedentary physical activity than in those with medium-intense physical activity (P = 0.0001). These results have been confirmed in both men (P = 0.0001) and women (P = 0.0028). A categorical distribution of the population according to age showed a higher risk of cardiovascular death associated with sedentary physical activity only in the younger male particupants (P = 0.0032). CONCLUSION: On the basis of our data, physical activity is inversely related to cardiovascular mortality in a sample of the rural Mediterranean population with a highest risk in inactive men aged less than 65 years.
Cicero et al. (Thu,) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular disease mortality (n=2,936). Medium-intense physical activity vs. Scarce-null (sedentary) physical activity was evaluated on Cardiovascular disease mortality (3x higher in sedentary group, p=0.0001). Sedentary physical activity was associated with a three times higher risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to medium-intense physical activity in a rural Mediterranean population (P=0.0001).