title: Physical Activity, Parental History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease, and Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
abstract: The effects of some atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors vary according to whether an individual has a family history (FHx) of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Physical activity (PA) is associated with reduced risk of ASCVD, but whether this association varies by FHx status is not well established.
  
  
  
  We evaluated 9996 participants free of ASCVD at baseline. FHx of premature CHD was defined as CHD occurring in a father before age 55 or mother before age 60. PA, assessed by a Baecke questionnaire, was converted into minutes/week of moderate or vigorous exercise and categorized per American Heart Association guidelines as recommended, intermediate, or poor. Incident ASCVD was defined as incident myocardial infarction, fatal CHD, or stroke. Multivariable-adjusted Cox hazard models were used. The mean age was 54±6 years, 56% were women, and 21% of black race. Participants with and without a FHx of premature CHD reported similar levels of PA at baseline (423 versus 409 metabolic equivalents of task×min/week, respectively, P=0.852), and ≈40% of both groups met American Heart Association recommended PA levels. Over a mean follow-up of 20.9 years, there were 1723 incident ASCVD events. Compared to those with poor PA adherence to American Heart Association guidelines, participants who reported PA at recommended levels had significantly lower risk of incident ASCVD after adjustment for demographics and lifestyle factors (hazard ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.74-0.94), but this association was not modified by FHx status (P-interaction=0.680).
  
  
  
  PA was associated with a reduced risk of ASCVD among individuals with and without a FHx of premature CHD.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors: Roberta
authors: R
authors: Florido
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors: Di
authors: D
authors: Zhao
authors: Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors: Chiadi E
authors: CE
authors: Ndumele
authors: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors: Pamela L
authors: PL
authors: Lutsey
authors: Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: McEvoy
authors: Division of Geriatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
authors: B Gwen
authors: BG
authors: Windham
authors: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors: James S
authors: JS
authors: Pankow
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors: Eliseo
authors: E
authors: Guallar
authors: Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD edonnell@jhmi.edu.
authors: Erin D
authors: ED
authors: Michos
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D014481:United States
keywords: cardiovascular disease prevention; cardiovascular disease risk factors; cardiovascular events; family history; physical exercise