OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the association of socio-economic status with prevalence of coronary artery disease and coronary risk factors. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional survey in two randomly selected villages in the Moradabad district in North India. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven subjects (894 males and 875 females; 25-64 years of age) were randomly sele...

OBJECTIVE To assess factors associated to leisure-time physical activity and sedentary lifestyle. METHODS Prospective cohort study of people born in 1982 in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil. Data were collected at birth and during in a visit in 2004-5 when 77.4% of the cohort were evaluated, making a total of 4,297 people studied. Information about leisure-time physical activity was colle...

Objective: To evaluate the dose-response effect of aerobic exercise on sleep duration, sleep efficiency and sleep quality in previously sedentary, moderately overweight men. Methods: In a randomized, controlled trial, 53 sedentary Caucasian men aged between 20 and 40 years (VO2max<45 mL O2 kg -1 min-1, BMI: 25-30 kg/m2, body fat>25%) completed a 13-week aerobic exercise intervention consisting ...

Objective: To evaluate the dose-response effect of aerobic exercise on sleep duration, sleep efficiency and sleep quality in previously sedentary, moderately overweight men. Methods: In a randomized, controlled trial, 53 sedentary Caucasian men aged between 20 and 40 years (VO2max<45 mL O2 kg -1 min-1, BMI: 25-30 kg/m2, body fat>25%) completed a 13-week aerobic exercise intervention consisting ...

BACKGROUND Sedentary behaviour has recently emerged as a unique risk factor for chronic disease morbidity and mortality. One factor that may explain this relationship is visceral adiposity, which is prospectively associated with increased cardiometabolic risk and mortality. The objective of the present study was to determine whether sedentary behaviour was associated with increased accumulation...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of moderate-intensity and low frequency exercise on resting serum testosterone and cortisol levels, resting heart rate, and isokinetic strength among healthy sedentary young men. DESIGN A randomized controlled study. Forty sedentary young men aged 18 to 25 years old, pedaled 50 minutes on a bicycle ergometry at 60% of maximal effort once a week for 12 week...

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the association between changes in objectively measured overall physical activity (PA) and changes in fasting and postprandial plasma insulin, C-peptide, and glucose concentrations in type 2 diabetes-prone immigrant Pakistani men living in Norway and to examine whether this association is explained by changes in moderate and vigorous PA (MVPA) or changes in s...

The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of physical activity on the level of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The serum BDNF level in trained men who have participated in regular sport activity (n=12) was compared to that in sedentary subjects (n=14). The physical activity levels expressed as total energy expenditure, move-related energy expenditure and walking count ...

BACKGROUND Left ventricular compliance appears to decrease with aging, which may contribute to the high incidence of heart failure in the elderly. However, whether this change is an inevitable consequence of senescence or rather secondary to reduced physical activity is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve healthy sedentary seniors (69.8+/-3 years old; 6 women, 6 men) and 12 Masters athletes (...