Association of the Amount and Pattern of Physical Activity With Arterial Stiffness: The Maastricht Study

Association of the Amount and Pattern of Physical Activity With Arterial Stiffness: The Maastricht Study

Background Arterial stiffness is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and can be beneficially influenced by physical activity. However, it is not clear how an individual’s physical activity pattern over a week is associated with arterial stiffness. Therefore, we examined the associa...

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Main Authors: Evelien J. Vandercappellen, Ronald M.A. Henry, Hans H.C.M. Savelberg, Julianne D. van der Berg, Koen D. Reesink, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Simone J.P.M. Eussen, Martien C.J.M. van Dongen, Pieter C. Dagnelie, Miranda T. Schram, Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek, Anke Wesselius, Carla J.H. van der Kallen, Sebastian Köhler, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Annemarie Koster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
accelerometry
arterial stiffness
cardiovascular disease
physical activity
type 2 diabetes mellitus
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.017502

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