Re: heart attack rates vs BMI

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Hi JW:

Now that is interesting, because it appears to be saying heart attack

rates are much lower in over weight men who exercise, than it is in

those who are of appropriate weight and exercise!!!

Do we believe that?

Rodney.

--- In , " jwwright " <jwwright@e...>

wrote:

> For example, et al. (23) report heart attack rates in men

with a BMI >= 27.0 of 7.3/1000 man-years in sedentary men and only

1.3/1000 man-years in regular vigorous exercisers. Corresponding

rates in men with a BMI < 24.0 were 5.5/1000 man-years in sedentary

men and 1.9/1000 man-years in regular vigorous exercisers.

>

> 23. , J. N., D. G. Clayton, M. G. Everitt, A. M. Semmence,

and E. H. Burgess. Exercise in leisure time: coronary attack and

death rates. Br. Heart J. 63: 325-334, 1990.