Why the study?
Does higher cardiorespiratory fitness reduce long-term mortality in adults undergoing exercise treadmill testing?
Does higher cardiorespiratory fitness reduce long-term mortality in adults undergoing exercise treadmill testing?
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with improved long-term survival with no upper limit of benefit, including in older adults and those with hypertension.
Higher fitness was associated with lower mortality without upper limit in observational data; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.
Cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with long-term mortality with no observed upper limit of benefit. Extremely high aerobic fitness was associated with the greatest survival and was associated with benefit in older patients and those with hypertension. Cardiorespiratory fitness is a modifiable indicator of long-term mortality, and health care professionals should encourage patients to achieve and maintain high levels of fitness.
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