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Physical Activity Levels, Sport Activities, and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Physical activity (PA) during leisure time has been inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk in the Western populations. We evaluated PA at work and leisure time in relation to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Chinese population. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study. The cases had first AMI (n = 2909). The controls (n = 2947) were matched to the cases in age and sex. The odds ratios (ORs) of leisure-time PA for …

Authors

Cheng X; Li W; Guo J; Wang Y; Gu H; Teo K; Liu L; Yusuf S

Journal

Angiology, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 113–121

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

2 2014

DOI

10.1177/0003319712470559

ISSN

0003-3197