Physical Activity and Incidence of Heart Failure in Postmenopausal Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study prospectively examined physical activity levels and the incidence of heart failure (HF) in 137,303 women, ages 50 to 79 years, and examined a subset of 35,272 women who, it was determined, had HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and HF with reduced EF (HFrEF).

Background

The role of physical activity in HF risk among older women is unclear, particularly for incidence of HFpEF or HFrEF.

Methods

Women were free of HF and reported ability to walk at least 1 block without assistance at baseline. Recreational physical activity was self-reported. The study documented 2,523 cases of total HF, and 451 and 734 cases of HFrEF and HFpEF, respectively, during a mean 14-year follow-up.

Results

After controlling for age, race, education, income,

SUBMITTER: LaMonte MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6275092 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature