Association of physical activity with the incidence of atrial fibrillation in persons > 65 years old: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Autor: Grace Fletcher, Aniqa B. Alam, Linzi Li, Faye L. Norby, Lin Y. Chen, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Alvaro Alonso
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02643-4
Popis: Abstract Aims To evaluate the association of physical activity (PA) with atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence in an elderly population. Methods We studied 5166 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohort examined in 2011–2013 free of AF. Self-reported PA was evaluated with a validated questionnaire. Weekly minutes of leisure-time moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were calculated and categorized using the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (no activity [0 min/week], low [> 0–
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