Journal of the American Heart Association
Activity’s link to heart disease risk differed by age
A 20% lower relative risk of coronary heart disease was linked to about 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity weekly in older adults versus 330 minutes in…A 20% lower relative risk of coronary heart disease was linked to about 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity weekly in older adults versus 330 minutes in middle-aged adults.
Cohort · 80,243 peoplePopulations
Who was studied80,243 UK Biobank adults, median 7.88 years
What changedHeart disease risk was 20% lower at about 60 moderate-to-vigorous minutes weekly in older adults versus 330 in middle-aged adults
The catchMore-active participants may have had better underlying health, contributing to their lower heart disease risk