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Cardiac risk factors and prevention
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Obesity related risk of sudden cardiac death in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
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- Published on: 23 November 2015Re:Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Underappreciated Modulators of Obesity-Related Risk of Sudden Cardiac DeathWe thank Laukkanen et al. for their interest in our recent report titled "Obesity related risk of sudden cardiac death in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study" (1). We agree that regular moderate physical activity reduces the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and all-cause mortality. Physical activity, but not fitness, was captured in the ARIC study via questionnaires. However, adjustment for this variable in our...Show MoreConflict of Interest:
None declared. - Published on: 23 November 2015Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Underappreciated Modulators of Obesity-Related Risk of Sudden Cardiac DeathShow More
We read with great interest the recent report, published in Heart, entitled "Obesity related risk of sudden cardiac death in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study" by Adabag et al.1 Among a large cohort of middle-aged adults (n = 14,491 African American and white men and women; 55% female), baseline measures of obesity, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to- hip ratio (W...
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