Association between exercise and risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although cardiovascular comorbidities negatively impact survival in patients with bronchiectasis, there is limited evidence to recommend exercise in this population. We aimed to evaluate whether exercise habit changes are related to reduced cardiovascular disease risk and explore an optimal exercise amount.

Methods

This study identified 165,842 patients with newly diagnosed bronchiectasis during 2010-2016 who underwent two health examinations and were followed up until December 2020. The exposure was the change in weekly habits of moderate- or vigorous-intensity physical activity between the two examinations, classified into non-exercisers and exercisers (further classified into new exercisers, exercise dropouts, and exercise maintainers). The amount of exercise w

SUBMITTER: Choi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9580142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature