Exercise in leisure time: coronary attack and death rates.

摘要: Nine thousand three hundred and seventy six male civil servants, aged 45-64 at entry, with no clinical history of coronary heart disease, were followed for a mean period 9 years 4 months during which 474 experienced attack. The 9% men who reported that they often participated in vigorous sports or did considerable amounts cycling rated the pace their regular walking as fast (over mph, 6.4 km/h) less than half non-fatal fatal disease other men. In addition, entrants 55-64 next lower degree this aerobic exercise had rates two thirds remainder; 45-54 not show such an effect. When these forms protection against nor high totals physical activity per se. A past was protective. Indications are by specific exercise: vigorous, aerobic, threshold intensity benefit "dose response" above threshold, has to be habitual, continuing, suggests is acute phases disease. Those took demonstrably favourably "selected" group; suffered however, whether low risk several factors studied. Men exercise-related reduction also death from total causes, so rest