Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Mortality among Healthy, Middle-Aged Norwegian Men

Sandvik, Leiv; Erikssen, Jan; Thaulow, Erik; Erikssen, Gunnar; Mundal, R.; Rodahl, Kaare

doi:10.1056/nejm199302253280803

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Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Mortality among Healthy, Middle-Aged Norwegian Men

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 25, 1993

Authors:

Leiv Sandvik

Jan Erikssen

Erik Thaulow

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite many studies suggesting that poor physical fitness is an independent risk factor for death from cardiovascular causes, the matter has remained controversial. We studied this question in a 16-year follow-up investigation of Norwegian men that began in 1972. METHODS: Our study incl...

Subject

Norwegian

Medicine

Physical fitness

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