Open AccessRelationship of Incident Glaucoma versus Physical Activity and Fitness in Male Runners
Author(s) -
Paul T. Williams
Publication year - 2009
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.0b013e31819e420f
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , prospective cohort study , cohort , cardiorespiratory fitness , demography , ophthalmology , sociology
To assess the dose-response relationship of vigorous physical activity (running distance, km x d(-1)) or cardiorespiratory fitness (meters-per-second pace during a 10-km footrace) to the risk for incident glaucoma.