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9
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2009-8-11
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We investigated the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and carotid atherosclerosis in 9 871 Korean men aged 40-81 years. We measured carotid intima-media thickness by using B-mode ultrasonography, and cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by a maximal treadmill exercise test using the Bruce protocol. Carotid atherosclerosis was defined as an intima-media wall thickness greater than 1.2 mm or stenosis >25% of carotid arteries, while CRF was classified as low fit (<20%), moderately fit (20-<60%), or high fit (> or =60%) categories based on age-specific VO (2peak) (ml/kg/min) percentiles. The presence of carotid atherosclerosis across CRF categories was 11.7% (low fit), 9.6%, and 7.7%, respectively. After adjustment for age, cigarette smoking, body mass index, physical activity, there was an inverse association between CRF and carotid atherosclerosis (p for trend <0.001). The odds ratio of presence of carotid atherosclerosis in the high-fit men versus the low-fit men was 0.67 (95% CI, 0.55, 0.80). After additional adjustment for high cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, the results remain unchanged and the odds ratios across CRF levels were (95% CI): 1.00 (low fit, referent), 0.85 (0.71, 1.01), 0.71 (0.59, 0.85) (p for trend <0.001), respectively. High levels of cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with a lower risk of having carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged and elderly men.
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eng
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IM
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MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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1439-3964
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| pubmed:author | |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.
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| pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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| pubmed:volume |
30
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
672-6
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pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Atherosclerosis,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Carotid Artery Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Exercise Test,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Korea,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Oxygen Consumption,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Physical Fitness,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Tunica Intima,
pubmed-meshheading:19569012-Tunica Media
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| pubmed:year |
2009
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Physical fitness and carotid atherosclerosis in men.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Arizona State University, Mesa, United States. chong.lee@asu.edu
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Journal Article
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