IV. Five-Year Follow-up of Employees of Selected U.S. Railroad Companies

Taylor, Hugh; Blackburn, Henry; Keys, Ancel; Parlin, R W; Vásquez, Carlos M.; Puchner, Thomas C.

doi:10.1161/01.cir.41.4s1.i-20

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“…In addition, a great potential exists for reducing the risk for CVD among those who initially had a sedentary lifestyle and became moderately active 27 ; however, those who maintained their sedentary lifestyle had a greater risk for CVD and all-cause mortality 28 . Multiple prospective studies published during the past 35 years have shown a strong, consistent and gradual correlation between recreational and occupational physical activity reported by individuals and cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular mortality [29][30][31][32][33] . Several studies have suggested a progressive correlation between glucose levels and the increased risk for CVD in nondiabetic and diabetic individuals.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Fatores de risco associados com infarto agudo do miocárdio na região metropolitana de São Paulo: uma região desenvolvida em um país em desenvolvimento

Avezum¹,

Piegas²,

Pereira³

2005

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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ObjectiveTo identify the risk factors associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and their respective powers of association in the São Paulo metropolitan region. MethodsThe cases comprised patients diagnosed with first AMI with an ST segment elevation. The controls were individuals with no known cardiovascular disease. The study comprised 271 cases and 282 controls from 12 hospitals. Risk factors were as follows: ethnic group; educational level; marital status; family income; family history of coronary artery disease; antecedents of arterial hypertension and of diabetes mellitus; hormonal replacement in women; smoking; physical activity; alcohol consumption; total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose levels; body mass index; and waist-hip ratio (WHR). ResultsThe following risk factors showed and independent association with AMI: smoking [odds ratio (OR)=5.86; 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.25-10.57; P < 0.00001); waist-hip ratio (first vs. third tertile) (OR=4.27; 95% CI 2.28-8.00; P<0.00001); antecedents of arterial hypertension (OR=3.26; 95% CI 1.95-5.46; P< 0.00001); waist-hip ratio (first vs second tertile) (OR=3.07; 95% CI 1.66-5.66; P=0.0003); LDL-cholesterol level (OR=2.75; 95% CI 1.45-5.19; P=0.0018); antecedents of diabetes mellitus (OR= 2.51; 95% CI 1. 45-5.19; P=0.023); family history of coronary artery disease (OR=2.33; 95% CI 1. P=0.0005); P=0.011). ConclusionSmoking, waist-hip ratio, antecedents of arterial hypertension and of diabetes mellitus, family history of coronary artery disease, and LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels showed to be independently associated with AMI within the São Paulo metropolitan region.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Fatores de risco associados com infarto agudo do miocárdio na região metropolitana de São Paulo: uma região desenvolvida em um país em desenvolvimento

Avezum¹,

Piegas²,

Pereira³

2005

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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“…In four of the eight studies, the score was "+" or more for each outcome measure (8,56,58), while one study scored "0" for each outcome measure (92). In one study the association between activity and SO was not statistically significant but the associations among activity and nonfatal MI, fatal MI, MI and SO combined, and fatal MI and SO combined all were (66,67).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Eight studies presented data for more than one component of the CHO measure (8,56,58,66,67,80,92,105) . In four of the eight studies, the score was "+" or more for each outcome measure (8,56,58), while one study scored "0" for each outcome measure (92).…”

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confidence: 99%

Physical Activity And The Incidence Of Coronary Heart Disease

Powell¹

1987

Annual Review of Public Health

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277

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“…Some reports indicate an inverse relationship between CHD and physical exertise either during work or leisure time (Morris et al. 1973;Paffenbarger and Hale, 1975), while others have found no relationship (Paul, 1969;Taylor et al. 1969).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%