Trends and Costs Associated With Suboptimal Physical Activity Among US Women With Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability among women. Achievement of recommended physical activity (PA) levels is an essential component of CVD management.

Objective

To describe trends, sociodemographic factors, and health care expenditures associated with suboptimal PA among a nationally representative sample of US women with CVD.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used serial data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from 2006 through 2015. The analyses were conducted in August 2018. Women who had self-reported and/or International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, diagnosis of CVD were included.

Main outcomes and measures

Recommended PA was defined as 30 minutes or more of m

SUBMITTER: Okunrintemi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481430 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature