EHS 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Iqvia, Relative Risk, Blood Pressure
13 May 2016
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Compared with the least fit quintile (#1: quintiles 2 and 3 had 0. 37 times the relative risk of stroke mortality, quintiles 4 and 5 (most fit) had 0. 32 times the relative risk of stroke mortality. However only 32 cases of stroke mortality were documented. 14 (low fitness) vs. 11 (moderate fitness) vs. 7 (high fitness group). Not feasible to do rct examining the effect of exercise on disease endpoints (chd, stoke, death) However we can look to see if exercise influences known cvd risk factors. Hypertension is another major risk factor for cvd which is influenced by exercise. In industrialized countries, the lifetime risk of becoming hypertensive is about 90% (140/90mm. Harvard alumni study - men who did not report engaging in vigorous sports were 35% more likely to develop hypertension during the 6-10 year follow than those who did.
