• Arch Intern Med · Apr 2008

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The joint effects of physical activity and body mass index on coronary heart disease risk in women.

    • Amy R Weinstein, Howard D Sesso, I-Min Lee, Kathryn M Rexrode, Nancy R Cook, JoAnn E Manson, Julie E Buring, and J Michael Gaziano.
    • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Shapiro 1, Atrium Suite, Boston, MA 02215, USA. aweinste@bidmc.harvard.edu
    • Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 28; 168 (8): 884890884-90.

    BackgroundPhysical activity and body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) independently alter the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD); however, their combined effect on CHD is not established. Our objective was to study the combined association of physical activity and body mass index on CHD.MethodsProspective cohort study of 38,987 women free of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes at baseline in the Women's Health Study, with 10.9 mean years of follow-up. Weight, height, and recreational activities were reported on entry. Body mass index was categorized as normal weight (<25), overweight (25 to <30), and obese (> or =30). Active was defined as 1000 kilocalories or more expended on recreational activities weekly. Six joint body weight-physical activity categories were defined. The main outcome measure was the occurrence of incident CHD during follow-up, defined as a cardiovascular event including nonfatal myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or CHD death.ResultsA total of 948 cases of incident CHD occurred during follow-up. Higher body mass index and physical inactivity were individual predictors of CHD. In joint analyses, compared with active normal-weight individuals, the multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) were 1.54 (1.14-2.08) for overweight-active; 1.87 (1.29-2.71) for obese-active; 1.08 (0.84-1.39) for normal weight-inactive; 1.88 (1.46-2.42) for overweight-inactive; and 2.53 (1.94-3.30) for obese-inactive. Increasing levels of walking also resulted in significant reductions in CHD risk for overweight and obese individuals.ConclusionsThe risk of CHD associated with elevated body mass index is considerably reduced by increased physical activity levels. However, the risk is not completely eliminated, reinforcing the importance of being lean and physically active.

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