Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Middle Age and Health Care Costs in Later Life

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 66, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 1876-1885

  Bachmann, Justin M ^a   DeFina, Laura F ^b   Franzini, Luisa ^c   Gao, Ang ^b   Leonard, David S ^b   Cooper, Kenneth H ^b   Berry, Jarett D ^d   Willis, Benjamin L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; cost of illness; exercise test; Medicare; metabolic equivalents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMAL METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVOR; TREADMILL EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FITNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945937544     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.030     Document Type: Article

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