scholarly journals The combined influence of leisure-time physical activity and weekly alcohol intake on fatal ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. Pedersen ◽  
B. L. Heitmann ◽  
P. Schnohr ◽  
M. Gronbaek
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
All Cause Mortality

scholarly journals Gender heterogeneity in the association between lifestyles and non-fatal acute myocardial infarction

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1799-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Oliveira ◽  
Henrique Barros ◽  
Carla Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Mineral Supplement ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Moderate Alcohol Intake

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the modification effect of sex in the association between lifestyles and acute myocardial infarction (AMI).DesignPopulation-based case–control study. Trained interviewers collected information using a standard structured questionnaire. Associations were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. The effect modification by sex was evaluated in the regression models, testing interaction terms between lifestyles and sex.SettingPorto, Portugal.SubjectsPortuguese Caucasian adults, aged ≥18 years. Cases were patients consecutively admitted with an incident AMI during 1999–2003 (n 918) and controls were a representative sample of non-institutionalized inhabitants of Porto with no evidence of previous clinical or silent infarction (n 2316).ResultsCigarette smoking was positively associated with AMI in both men and women (smokers >15 cigarettes/d v. never smokers: OR = 9·11, 95 % CI 4·83, 17·20 for women; OR = 3·92, 95 % CI 2·75, 5·58 for men; interaction term P value = 0·001). A significant protective effect of moderate alcohol intake on AMI occurrence was found in women (0·1–15·0 g/d v. non-drinkers: OR = 0·48, 95 % CI 0·31, 0·74), but not in men. Fruit and vegetable intake, vitamin and mineral supplement use and leisure-time physical activity practice were found to decrease AMI risk, with similar effects between sexes.ConclusionsA strong positive association between smoking and AMI was found in women. Also, a protective effect of moderate alcohol intake was only found among females. Fruit and vegetable intake, vitamin and mineral supplement use and leisure-time physical activity practice were found to decrease AMI risk in both sexes.

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