Association between total and leisure time physical activity and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke - a Swedish cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but it is unclear if total and leisure time activity have different impact on the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. In this cohort, we aimed to investigate the associations between both total and leisure time physical activity in detail, and the risks of myocardial infarction and stroke, both overall and for men and women separately.

Methods

We assessed the association between total and leisure time physical activity on the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in a cohort of 31,580 men and women through record linkages from 1997-2016. We used Cox proportional hazards regression models to estimate hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) based on detailed self-reported p

SUBMITTER: Hummel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature