Association of Physical Activity With Risk of Major Cardiovascular Diseases in Chinese Men and Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In China, the patterns and levels of physical activity differed from those in high-income countries. Substantial uncertainty remains about the relevance, both qualitatively and quantitatively, of domain-specific physical activity for cardiovascular disease (CVD) subtypes in Chinese adults.

Objective

To assess the shape and strength of the associations of total, occupational, and nonoccupational physical activity with CVD subtypes in Chinese men and women.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based prospective cohort study in 10 (5 urban, 5 rural) areas across China included 487 334 adults who were aged 30 to 79 (mean 51) years with no prior CVD history when enrolled from June 2004 to July 2008.

Exposures

Self-reported total, occupational

SUBMITTER: Bennett DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814992 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature