Association of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality With High Levels of Physical Activity and Concurrent Coronary Artery Calcification.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Few data are available to guide clinical recommendations for individuals with high levels of physical activity in the presence of clinically significant coronary artery calcification (CAC). Objective:To assess the association among high levels of physical activity, prevalent CAC, and subsequent mortality risk. Design, Setting, and Participants:The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study is a prospective observational study of patients from the Cooper Clinic, a preventive medicine facility. The present study included participants seen from January 13, 1998, through December 30, 2013, with mortality follow-up through December 31, 2014. A total of 21 758 generally healthy men without prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) were included if they reported their physical activity level and un

SUBMITTER: DeFina LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439619 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature