TY - JOUR
T1 - Leisure-time physical activity and ischemic stroke risk
T2 - The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study
AU - Sacco, Ralph L.
AU - Gan, Robert
AU - Boden-Albala, Bernadette
AU - Lin, I. Feng
AU - Kargman, Douglas E.
AU - Hauser, W. Allen
AU - Shea, Steven
AU - Paik, Myunghee C.
PY - 1998/2
Y1 - 1998/2
N2 - Background and Purpose - Physical activity reduces the risk of premature death and cardiovascular disease, but the relationship to stroke is less well studied. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between leisure-time physical activity and ischemic stroke in an urban, elderly, multiethnic population. Methods - The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study is a population-based incidence and case-control study. Case subjects had first ischemic stroke, and control subjects were derived through random- digit dialing with 1:2 matching for age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Physical activity was recorded through a standardized in-person interview regarding the frequency and duration of 14 activities over the 2 prior weeks. Conditional logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals after adjustment for medical and socioeconomic confounders. Results - Over 30 months, 369 case subjects and 678 control subjects were enrolled. Mean age was 69.9 ± 12 years; 57% were women, 18% whites, 30% blacks, and 52% Hispanics. Leisure-time physical activity was significantly protective for stroke after adjustment for cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, obesity, medical reasons for limited activity, education, and season of enrollment (OR = 0.37; 95% confidence interval=0.25 to 0.55). The protective effect of physical activity was detected in both younger and older groups, in men and women, and in whites, blacks, and Hispanics. A dose-response relationship was shown for both intensity (light-moderate activity OR=0.39; heavy OR=0.23) and duration (<2 h/wk OR=0.42; 2 to <5 h/wk OR=0.35; ≤5 h/wk OR=0.31) of physical activity. Conclusions - Leisure-time physical activity was related to a decreased occurrence of ischemic stroke in our elderly, multiethnic, urban subjects. More emphasis on physical activity in stroke prevention campaigns is needed among the elderly.
AB - Background and Purpose - Physical activity reduces the risk of premature death and cardiovascular disease, but the relationship to stroke is less well studied. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between leisure-time physical activity and ischemic stroke in an urban, elderly, multiethnic population. Methods - The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study is a population-based incidence and case-control study. Case subjects had first ischemic stroke, and control subjects were derived through random- digit dialing with 1:2 matching for age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Physical activity was recorded through a standardized in-person interview regarding the frequency and duration of 14 activities over the 2 prior weeks. Conditional logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals after adjustment for medical and socioeconomic confounders. Results - Over 30 months, 369 case subjects and 678 control subjects were enrolled. Mean age was 69.9 ± 12 years; 57% were women, 18% whites, 30% blacks, and 52% Hispanics. Leisure-time physical activity was significantly protective for stroke after adjustment for cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, obesity, medical reasons for limited activity, education, and season of enrollment (OR = 0.37; 95% confidence interval=0.25 to 0.55). The protective effect of physical activity was detected in both younger and older groups, in men and women, and in whites, blacks, and Hispanics. A dose-response relationship was shown for both intensity (light-moderate activity OR=0.39; heavy OR=0.23) and duration (<2 h/wk OR=0.42; 2 to <5 h/wk OR=0.35; ≤5 h/wk OR=0.31) of physical activity. Conclusions - Leisure-time physical activity was related to a decreased occurrence of ischemic stroke in our elderly, multiethnic, urban subjects. More emphasis on physical activity in stroke prevention campaigns is needed among the elderly.
KW - Cerebrovascular disorders
KW - Elderly
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Ethnic groups
KW - Racial differences
KW - Risk factors
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U2 - 10.1161/01.STR.29.2.380
DO - 10.1161/01.STR.29.2.380
M3 - Article
C2 - 9472878
AN - SCOPUS:0031884140
SN - 0039-2499
VL - 29
SP - 380
EP - 387
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
IS - 2
ER -