KINESIOL 1C03 Chapter Notes -Bone Density, Prospective Cohort Study, Meta-Analysis
5 Feb 2014
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Review- health benefits of physical activity- the evidence. Literature regarding primary prevention in women revealed there was a graded inverse relation between. Pa(as little as 1 hr walking/week) and risk of cv disease related death- most active women had a rr of. 0. 67 95% ci 0. 52-0. 85 compared to the least active women: dose response relation appears to exist. Primary prevention: prospective study- each increase in 500 kcal in energy expenditure/week = decreased incidence of type. 150 mins of moderate physical activity/week was found to be more effective than metformin; only 7 people would need to be treated with the lifestyle intervention compared to 14 ppl given metformin. 42% reduction in diabetes related mortality observed in studies using glucose-lowering therapy compared to conventional treatments. Secondary prevention: a 5. 5 year follow up study with women with breast cancer revealed little association between recreational.
