Why the study?
Does high physical fitness reduce ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality in employed men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease?
Population
274 gainfully employed men, aged 40-59 years, with a history of cardiovascular disease from the Copenhagen…
Comparison
High or intermediate physical fitness, high… vs Low physical fitness, low physical demands at…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 years
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for fitness interventions in secondary CVD prevention.
Does high physical fitness reduce ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality in employed men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease?
High physical fitness is associated with a substantially reduced risk of ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality among employed men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease.
Holtermann et al. (2010) studied this question.
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