Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2021
Domains of Physical Activity in Relation to Stiffness Index in the General Population.
Observational study in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- The physical activity health paradox: what is it, why might it happen, and where to go from here?The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Review
- Physical Activity and Arterial Stiffness: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Review
- Associations between leisure time, non-leisure time physical activity, and kidney function in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC nephrology · 2024Article
- Chronic cigarette smoking is associated with increased arterial stiffness in men and women: evidence from a large population-based cohort.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2023Article
- Association between exposure to heavy occupational lifting and cardiac structure and function: a cross-sectional analysis from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2022Article
- Physical Activity in Polluted Air-Net Benefit or Harm to Cardiovascular Health? A Comprehensive Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Background Regular exercise training represents an important modifier of arterial stiffness (AS). Therefore, sex-specific relations between domains of physical activity (PA; commuting, domestic, and leisure-time PA, including active sport and occupational PA) with AS were investigated. Methods and Results Stiffness index by digital photoplethysmography was investigated in 12 650 subjects from the GHS (Gutenberg Health Study). Self-reported PA was evaluated by the "Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-Enhancing Physical Activity" and reported as activity score peer week, being a combined measure of duration, frequency, and intensity of PA. Multivariable linear regression analysis demonstrated strong beneficial effects of repetitive activities, such as active commuting or leisure-time PA-related walking on AS in men, but not in women. Lower AS associated with endurance training was also found among men and premenopausal women. In contrast, intense occupational PA was related to stiffer vessels in men (
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