BACKGROUND The nature of the association between levels of physical activity and risk of heart failure is little known. We investigated nonlinear associations of total and leisure time physical activity with risk of heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS In 1997, 39 805 persons without heart failure completed a questionnaire of lifestyle factors and medical history. We used Cox regression models ...

BACKGROUND End-stage renal disease patients are characterized by low levels of physical activity, especially during leisure time. However, the recognition of variables associated with patterns of physical activity in this population has been little explored. Thus, the objective was to assess factors associated with levels of physical activity during leisure time among patients on haemodialysis....

INTRODUCTION Physical inactivity is a risk factor for hypertension. The objective of this study was to examine the association between self-reported leisure-time physical activity and hypertension among Brazilian adults categorized by sex and body weight. METHODS The study used data from adult respondents in 26 capital cities and the Federal District to VIGITEL (N = 54,353), Brazil's 2008 nat...

background: reduced level of physical activity, as an important problem of urbanization and industrial development, has a considerable impact on the population morbidity and mortality. the rate of inactivity has been reported to be 60-85% in adults worldwide. considering the importance of physical activity among youth, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity among university...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have examined the relationships between physical health and leisure activities and between leisure activities and well-being, but, to our knowledge, none has examined these relationships simultaneously. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the relationships between leisure activities, health and well-being considering the role of age, and whether leisure activities me...

cytosis and a mild increase of the lactate dehydrogenase plasma level. The chest x-rays on admission were normal. Because of the further worsening of the respiratory failure, a CT scan of the chest was performed (day 2). This showed similar changes in all subjects consisting of zones of patchy, pleural-based consolidation at both lung bases ( fig. 1 ). On the second day, fever persisted and inf...

OBJECTIVE Although the link between enhanced social relationships and better health has generally been well established, few studies have examined the role of leisure activity in this link. This study examined how leisure influences the link between social relationships and health in older age. METHOD Using data from the 2006 and 2010 waves of the nationally representative U.S. Health and Ret...

AIMS To investigate the longitudinal relation between strenuous leisure time physical activity and psychological complaints (depression and emotional exhaustion) in a Dutch working population in order to find evidence for the preventive role of physical activity in the development of psychological complaints. METHODS All data came from the Study on Musculoskeletal disorders, Absenteeism, Stre...

Leisure education is an old idea that is being examined with renewed vigour in Canada. Practitioners and researchers fromvarious disciplines (e.g., health, justice, education, recreation) are recognising anew thatmany people who could benefit from leisure or recreation opportunities in their communities are unable to do so because they lack leisure literacy. Leisure literacy refers to the knowl...