Open AccessWalking and Running are Associated with Similar Reductions in Cataract Risk
Author(s) -
Paul T. Williams
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31828121d0
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , metabolic equivalent , lower risk , confidence interval , cataracts , proportional hazards model , physical therapy , physical activity , demography , ophthalmology , sociology
Habitual running has been associated with reduced risk of cataract development in one prospective study. The purposes of the current analyses were to provide further evidence of this potentially important benefit of vigorous exercise and to test whether moderate exercise (e.g., walking) provides as significant and equivalent reduction in cataract risk as vigorous exercise (e.g., running).