Patterns of Physical Activity and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pilot Study

Mustafa Al-Zoughool, Haila Al-Ahmari and Altaf Khan
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Mustafa Al-Zoughool: Department of Community and Environmental Health, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Haila Al-Ahmari: Department of Community and Environmental Health, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Altaf Khan: Biostatistics Section, King Abdulla International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Background : In the current study, we investigated the effect of physical activity (PA) on the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods : In total, 146 cases of CHD and 157 matched controls were included in the study. Data on sociodemographics, lifestyle, and medical history factors were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. A standard World Health Organization (WHO)-based lifestyle questionnaire was used to assess PA. The risk of CHD was analyzed in relation to PA patterns using logistic regression. Results : Vigorous-intensity leisure PA was not associated with a lower risk of CHD. Subjects in the highest tertile of moderate occupational PA had a significantly lower risk of CHD compared to the lowest tertile (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.31, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 0.17–0.56). Subjects in the highest tertile of walking hasd an adjusted OR of 0.37 (95% CI 0.20–0.70). Subjects in the medium and highest tertiles of sedentary behavior had adjusted ORs of 2.01 (95% CI 1.06–3.79) and 3.88 (95% CI 2.14–7.02), respectively ( p -value for trend < 0.001). Conclusion : The current results showed that both moderate occupational PA and walking protected against CHD. Sedentary behavior increased the risk of CHD.

Keywords: sedentary behavior; cardiovascular diseases; occupational physical activity; walking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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