Association of Light Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To our knowledge, no studies have examined light physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry and heart disease in older women.

Objective

To investigate whether higher levels of light PA were associated with reduced risks of coronary heart disease (CHD) or cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older women.

Design, setting, and participants

Prospective cohort study of older women from baseline (March 2012 to April 2014) through February 28, 2017, for up to 4.91 years. The setting was community-dwelling participants from the Women's Health Initiative. Participants were ambulatory women with no history of myocardial infarction or stroke.

Exposures

Data from accelerometers worn for a requested 7 days were used to measure light PA.

Main outcomes and meas

SUBMITTER: LaCroix AZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6484645 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature