Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Quantitative Predictor of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Men and Women

2009 JAMA 2,867 citations

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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MedicineCardiorespiratory fitnessMetabolic equivalentInternal medicineEpidemiologyContext (archaeology)Cohort studyCase fatality rateDiseaseDemographyPhysical therapyPhysical activity

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Year
2009
Type
review
Volume
301
Issue
19
Pages
2024-2024
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2867
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Satoru Kodama (2009). Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Quantitative Predictor of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Men and Women. JAMA , 301 (19) , 2024-2024. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.681

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10.1001/jama.2009.681