Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular Diseases: Design of a Prospective Epidemiologic Study

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From November 1976 to September 1978, a total of 3,179 active men, 40-55 years old, were screened for established or possible risk factors. Standard questionnaires were administered to assess psycho-social behavior and physical activity on and off the job. Physical fitness was determined by means of a graded sub-maximal exercise test. Information on coronary heart disease incidence will be collected over a 6-year period. The main objective of the study is to establish prospectively if physical activity and/or physical capacity are independent risk factors. Intercorrelations between fitness, physical activity and other measured variables will be analyzed. Doppler ultrasound and 24-hour ECG recording for detecting peripheral vascular disease and rhythm disturbances have also been used; their value and role in screening for cardiovascular disease is further discussed.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1981

Publication date (Print): 1981

Publication date (Electronic): 07 November 2008

Volume: 67

Issue: 1

Pages: 38-51

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Department of Cardiology, St. Pieters University Hospital; Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Hospital and Laboratory of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, and Department of Cardiology, State University of Ghent, Ghent

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Publisher ID: 173227 Other ID: Cardiology 1981;67:38–51

DOI: 10.1159/000173227

PubMed ID: 7459907

SO-VID: 68378717-198a-486f-b700-6a55f2f44004

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