The association of changes in physical-activity level and other lifestyle characteristics with mortality among men

Article Abstract:

Middle-aged men who adopt a healthy lifestyle may have a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or other causes than those who do not adopt a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle includes routine moderately vigorous exercise, quitting smoking, maintaining normal blood pressure and avoiding obesity. Among 10,269 men between the ages 45 to 84 in 1977, 476 died between 1977 and 1985. Almost half of the men who died during this period died from cardiovascular disease. Men who took up a moderately vigorous sport during this period had a 23% lower risk of death than those who did not. Individuals who quit smoking cigarettes had a 41% lower risk of death than those who continued to smoke. Men with normal blood pressure or recently diagnosed hypertension were less likely to die than those with long-term hypertension. Men with a normal body weight were less likely to die than those who were obese or who had been obese in the past.

Life style, Lifestyles

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Physical fitness as a predictor of mortality among healthy, middle-aged Norwegian men

Article Abstract:

Middle-aged men who are physically fit may have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who are not physically fit. An increased level of physical fitness may be one of the most important factors in preventing cardiovascular disease. Among 1,960 healthy Norwegian men between 40 and 59 years old, 271 died over an average of 16 years. Fifty-three percent of the men who died during the 16-year follow-up period died from cardiovascular disease. The risk of dying from any cause was lower among the men with the highest rating for physical fitness than among those with a lower rating for physical fitness. Men with the highest rating for physical fitness specifically had a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease than those with a lower rating. Regular exercise decreases blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides and helps prevent high blood pressure.

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Reduced lung function at birth and the risk of asthma at 10 years of age

Article Abstract:

A prospective birth cohort study of healthy infants is conducted in which the lung function is measured shortly after birth in order to assess whether reduced lung function shortly after birth predicts asthma 10 years later. The results have concluded that reduced lung function at birth is associated with an increased risk of asthma by 10 years of age.

United States, Risk factors, Asthma, Asthma in children, Childhood asthma

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