A Natural history of athleticism and cardiovascular health
1984
Paffenbarger, Ralph S. | Hyde, Robert T. | Wing, Alvin L. | Steinmetz, Charles H.
A study examined longitudinal and mortality data for a long-range health study of Harvard University alumni, and concluded that habitual post-college exercise (but not sports activities during school years) is associated with a reduced coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Sedentary students becoming physically-active alumni evidenced a low CHD risk while sedentary alumni, including ex-varsity athletes, evidenced a high CHD risk. Exercise level inversely correlated with total, CHD, and respiratory mortality, with hypertension being the highest clinical predictor of CHD risk. (wz)
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