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Relationship between physical activity, body mass index, and risk of heart failure

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Pandey, Ambarish, LaMonte, Michael, Klein, Liviu, Ayers, Colby, Psaty, Bruce M., Eaton, Charles B., Allen, Norrina B., de Lemos, James A. +3 more·2017·Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Background Lower leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and higher body mass index (BMI) are independently associated with risk of heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear if this relationship is consistent for both heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).Objectives This study sought to quantify dose-response associations between LTPA, BMI, and the risk of different HF subtypes.Methods Individual-level data from 3 cohort studies (WHI [Women's Health Initiative], MESA [Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis], and CHS [Cardiovascular Health Study]) were pooled and participants were stratified into guideline-recommended categories of LTPA and BMI. Associations between LTPA, BMI, and risk of overall HF, HFpEF (ejection fraction ≥45%), and HFrEF (ejection fraction <45%) were assessed by using multivariable adjusted Cox models and restricted cubic splines.Results The study included 51,451 participants with 3,180 HF events (1,252 HFpEF, 914 HFrEF, and 1,014 unclassified HF). In the adjusted analysis, there was a dose-dependent association between higher LTPA levels, lower BMI, and overall HF risk. Among HF subtypes, LTPA in any dose range was not associated with HFrEF risk. In contrast, lower levels of LTPA (<500 MET-min/week) were not associated with HFpEF risk, and dose-dependent associations with lower HFpEF risk were observed at higher levels. Compared with no LTPA, higher than twice the guideline-recommended minimum LTPA levels (>1,000 MET-min/week) were associated with an 19% lower risk of HFpEF (hazard ratio: 0.81; 95% confidence interval: 0.68 to 0.97). The dose-response relationship for BMI with HFpEF risk was also more consistent than with HFrEF risk, such that increasing BMI above the normal range (≥25 kg/m 2) was associated with a greater increase in risk of HFpEF than HFrEF.Conclusions Our study findings show strong, dose-dependent associations between LTPA levels, BMI, and risk of overall HF. Among HF subtypes, higher LTPA levels and lower BMI were more consistently associated with lower risk of HFpEF compared with HFrEF.

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Pandey, A., LaMonte, M., Klein, L., Ayers, C., Psaty, B. M., Eaton, C. B., Allen, N. B., de Lemos, J. A., Carnethon, M., Greenland, P., & Berry, J. D.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Berry, Jarett D.
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-03
Volume
69
Issue
9
Pages
1129-1142
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2592392911
Cited by
398
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 45 · 2025: 75 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 13
FWCI
19.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association (N01-HC-95167, N01HC95169, UL1-TR-001079, UL1 TR000040, N01-HC 95168, N01HC95165, N01HC95166, N01-HC-95159, HHSN268201500003I)
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hc95164-17-0-1, n01hc085082-026, n01hc085081-021, n01hc085079-024, n01hc095159-004, n01hc085083-027, n01hc085080-026, n01hc95161-24-0-1, HHSN268201100004C, n01hc085086-022, n01hc95162-31-0-1, n01hc095167-003, n01hc95160-18-0-1, n01hc095165-005, HHSN268201100001C, n01hc095166-004, HHSN268201100002C, UL1TR001079, n01hc95163-22-0-1, n01hc55222-0-0-0, n01hc095168-003, UL1TR001412, n01hc095169-004, UL1TR000040, HHSN268201100003C)
  • National Institute on Aging (HHSN-271-2011-00004C,, R01AG023629)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (N01 HC085086, N01 HC-95159, N01-HC095169, N01 HC-95168, N01-HC-095165, N01 HC95167, N01 HC085079, N01 HC095163, HHSN2682011-00001I, N01 HC085083, HHSN2682011-00002I, N01 HC95165, N01 HC085080, HHSN 268200800007C, U01HL130114, UL1-TR-, N01-HC-095159, N01-HC, N01 HC095168, N01-HC-095162, HHSN2682011‐00004I, HC-95168, N01-HC-095161, HHSN268201500003C, HHSN26820150 0003I, HHSN268201200036C, HHSN268201100046C, N01 HC095167, N01HC085082, U01HL080295, N01-HC-095160, N01 HC055222, N01 HC095166, N01 HC095164, N01‐HC‐95166, HHSN2682011-00003I, N01 HC085081, HC95159, N01 HC95169)
  • National Center for Research Resources (N01-HC-95166, N01-HC-95168, N01 HC 95169, N01-HC-95159, N01 HC 95165, N01-HC-95167)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
heart failure, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, leisure-time physical activity, body mass index, obesity, dose-response relationship, cardiovascular risk factors, Women's Health Initiative, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Health Study
MeSH terms
Aged, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Stroke Volume, Cohort Studies, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Proportional Hazards Models

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