Relationship Between Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality in Normal-Weight, Overweight, and Obese Men

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Abstract

In this analysis, low cardiorespiratory fitness was a strong and independent predictor of CVD and all-cause mortality and of comparable importance with that of diabetes mellitus and other CVD risk factors.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 282, Issue 16, pp. 1547-1547

DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.16.1547

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