Association of neighborhood physical activity opportunities with incident cardiovascular disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study.

ABSTRACT: We determined associations of cumulative exposures to neighborhood physical activity opportunities with risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). We included 3595 participants from the Cardiovascular Health Study recruited between 1989 and 1993 (mean age = 73; 60% women; 11% black). Neighborhood environment measures were calculated using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and annual information from the National Establishment Time Series database, including the density of (1) walking destinations and (2) physical activity/recreational facilities in a 1- and 5-km radius around the respondent's home. Incident CVD was defined as the development of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death and associations with time to incident CVD were estimated using Cox proportional haza

SUBMITTER: Garg PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328953 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature