Association between leisure-time physical activity and arterial stiffness in adults of the ELSA-Brasil study: a mediation analysis
Marcelo P. Baldo,
Divanei A. Zaniqueli,
Roberto S. Cunha
et al.
Abstract:Objectives:
We aimed at defining the direct and the mediated pathways for the association between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV), and also to identify whether these effects are influenced by sex and age.
Methods:
Cross-sectional data from 13 718 adults (35–74 years) were obtained at the baseline of the ELSA-Brasil study. The cf-PWV was obtained by measuring the pulse transit time and the distanc… Show more
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