Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2022
Meta AnalysisObjectively Assessed Cardiorespiratory Fitness and All-Cause Mortality Risk: An Updated Meta-analysis of 37 Cohort Studies Involving 2,258,029 Participants.
To detail the magnitude and specificity of the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and all-cause mortality risk. ⋯ Aggregate analysis of observational cohort studies confirms a strong inverse and independent association between CRF and all-cause mortality risk. The results suggest that guideline bodies should consider the inclusion of CRF in standard risk panels for mortality risk assessment.