Effects of walking on coronary heart disease in elderly men : The Honolulu Heart Program

Effects of walking on the risk of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality have not been identified in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine whether walking is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in a sample of elderly men. For this study, distance walked...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1999-07, Vol.100 (1), p.9-13
Main Authors: HAKIM, A. A, CURB, J. D, PETROVITCH, H, RODRIGUEZ, B. L, YANO, K, ROSS, G. W, WHITE, L. R, ABBOTT, R. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cholesterol - blood
Cohort Studies
Coronary Disease - epidemiology
Coronary Disease - ethnology
Coronary Disease - prevention & control
Coronary heart disease
Follow-Up Studies
Hawaii - epidemiology
Heart
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Japan - ethnology
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Morbidity
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk
Risk Factors
Smoking - epidemiology
Survivors
Walking
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Summary:Effects of walking on the risk of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality have not been identified in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine whether walking is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in a sample of elderly men. For this study, distance walked (mile/d) was examined at a baseline examination that occurred from 1991 to 1993 in the Honolulu Heart Program. Incident coronary heart disease from all causes was observed over a 2- to 4-year follow-up period. Subjects followed up were 2678 physically capable elderly men aged 71 to 93 years. During the course of follow-up, 109 men developed coronary heart disease. Men who walked 1. 5 mile/d (5.1% versus 2.5%; P
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.100.1.9