Key result
Among 213 adult fitness center attendees in Arar, participants demonstrated good awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors, with 89.2% correctly identifying that physical activity reduces CVD risk.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in Saudi Arabia after road traffic accidents, and the study sought to determine its prevalence and associated risk factors among adults attending a fitness center or gymnasium in Arar.
Cross-Sectional (n=213)
Random sampling
Among adults attending fitness centers in Arar, Saudi Arabia, there is a relatively low prevalence of diagnosed cardiovascular disease but a high awareness of the benefits of physical activity in reducing cardiovascular risk.
Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in Saudi Arabia; next to road traffic accidents. Both resistance and aerobic exercises provide the greatest benefits as the best exercise modality for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors among the adult population attending the Fitness center/Gymnasium in Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a randomized cross-sectional prospective study, unselected adu
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Agarwal et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk factors (n=213). Fitness center attendance and physical activity was evaluated on Prevalence and awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors. Among 213 adult fitness center attendees in Arar, participants demonstrated good awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors, with 89.2% correctly identifying that physical activity reduces CVD risk.
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