Why the study?
Do moderate and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce cardiovascular disease mortality in men across different strata of CVD predictors?
Population
25,341 male Cooper Clinic patients who underwent a maximal graded exercise test
Comparison
Moderate and high cardiorespiratory fitness… vs Low cardiorespiratory fitness category
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
211,996 man-years of follow-up
Authors
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May support fitness assessment in low-risk men; leaves open causality and effects across predictor strata.
Do moderate and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce cardiovascular disease mortality in men across different strata of CVD predictors?
Moderate and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality in men, providing protection even in the presence of some established CVD predictors.
Farrell et al. (1998) studied this question.
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