Open AccessVigorous Exercise and Diabetic, Hypertensive, and Hypercholesterolemia Medication Use
Author(s) -
Paul T. Williams,
Barry A. Franklin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e318145b337
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , medicine , diabetes mellitus , guideline , odds ratio , odds , physical fitness , cholesterol , cross sectional study , endocrinology , physical therapy , logistic regression , pathology
The prevalences of diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol all decrease with increased levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness. Whether these reductions extend beyond contemporary guideline activity levels and whether fitness affects medication use independent of activity, remains unclear.