Can individuals' walking pace impact their heart failure risk?
Written By : Hina Zahid
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-02-28 04:30 GMT | Update On 2022-02-28 04:44 GMT
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In a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society of postmenopausal women, those who reported a faster walking pace had a lower risk of developing heart failure.
Among 25,183 women ages 50–79 years, there were 1,455 heart failure hospitalization cases during a median follow-up of 16.9 years. Compared with women who walked at a casual pace, those who walked at an average pace or a fast pace had 27% and 34% lower risks of heart failure, respectively.
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17657
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