Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour and ankle brachial index: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in older men

Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour and ankle brachial index: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in older men

•Physical activity (PA) and ABI were objectively measured in British men (mean age 78y).•PA was associated with a lower odds of a low ABI (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.72, 0.91).•Sedentary behaviour (SB) was associated with a higher odds (1.19) of a low ABI.•Higher intensity PA showed a stronger association wi...

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Main Authors: Parsons, Tessa J., Sartini, Claudio, Ellins, Elizabeth A., Halcox, Julian P.J., Smith, Kirsten E., Ash, Sarah, Lennon, Lucy T., Wannamethee, S. Goya, Lee, I-Min, Whincup, Peter H., Jefferis, Barbara J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819952/

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