Open AccessIndividual and Joint Associations of Obesity and Physical Activity on the Risk of Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Wang Yujie,
Hu Gang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
congestive heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-7133
pISSN - 1527-5299
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2010.00189.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , obesity , joint (building) , physical activity , cardiology , physical therapy , architectural engineering , engineering
Heart failure (HF) has become a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries of the world. The individual and joint associations of physical activity and obesity on the risk of HF have been extensively studied in recent years. The results from prospective studies consistently indicate that regular physical activity reduces the risk of HF, while both general obesity and abdominal obesity increase the risk of HF. Furthermore, research related to the joint association of obesity and physical activity on HF risk indicates that lean and active individuals had the lowest risk of HF. Therefore, preventing HF by maintaining optimal weight and engaging in regular physical activity may reduce the public health burden of HF worldwide. Congest Heart Fail. 2010;16:292–299. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.