Abstract
Better CRF was associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality and CHD/CVD. Participants with a MAC of 7.9 METs or more had substantially lower rates of all-cause mortality and CHD/CVD events compared with those with a MAC of less 7.9 METs.
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- 2009
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 301
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 2024-2024
- Citations
- 2867
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- 10.1001/jama.2009.681