Key result
Higher physical fitness was associated with a graded reduction in the 10-year Framingham CHD risk score across low (5.8%), moderate (4.0%), and high (3.6%) fitness categories (P=0.009).
Why the study?
Is physical fitness or moderate-intensity physical activity associated with a lower 10-year Framingham CHD risk estimate in healthy middle-aged women?
Population
137 healthy middle-aged women, mean age 53.9 +/- 9.9 years, BMI 28.3 +/- 6.0 kg/m2
Comparison
Physical fitness and moderate-intensity physical… vs Low vs moderate vs high fitness and physical…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports fitness assessment for CHD risk in middle-aged women; extends observational data but leaves inclusion in equations open.
Cross-Sectional (n=137)
Is physical fitness or moderate-intensity physical activity associated with a lower 10-year Framingham CHD risk estimate in healthy middle-aged women?
Absolute Event Rate: 3.6% vs 5.8%
p-value: p=0.009
Higher physical fitness, but not necessarily self-reported moderate physical activity, is associated with a lower estimated 10-year Framingham CHD risk in healthy middle-aged women.
LaMonte et al. (2001) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=137). Physical fitness and moderate-intensity physical activity vs. Low fitness and physical activity levels was evaluated on 10-year Framingham CHD risk estimate (p=0.009). Higher physical fitness was associated with a graded reduction in the 10-year Framingham CHD risk score across low (5.8%), moderate (4.0%), and high (3.6%) fitness categories (P=0.009).
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