Open AccessFitness, work, and leisure-time physical activity and ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality among men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease
Author(s) -
Andreas Holtermann,
Ole Steen Mortensen,
Hermann Burr,
Karen Søgaard,
Finn Gyntelberg,
Poul Suadicani
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2914
Subject(s) - medicine , physical fitness , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , angina , physical therapy , confidence interval , body mass index , vo2 max , blood pressure , disease , diabetes mellitus , demography , gerontology , heart rate , endocrinology , sociology
Our aim was to study the relative impact of physical fitness, physical demands at work, and physical activity during leisure time on ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and all-cause mortality among employed men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD).