Table 1 Characteristics of the five prospective cohort studies

Holme et al. (2007) [14]

Norway 1972 to 2000

28 years

Self-administered questionnaires

NCEP ATP III

Sedentary/light

40 to 49 M

337/1,112

1.0

Age, education, triglycerides, smoking, glucose, BMI, treated hypertension and SBP in 1972/1973.

Moderate

967/3,807

0.98 (0.83 to 1.17)

Moderately vigorous

269/1,319

0.83 (0.67 to 1.02)

Vigorous

24/141

0.73 (0.44 to 1.22)

Laaksonen et al. (2002) [22]

Finland 1997 to 2001

4 years

Self-administered questionnaires

NCEP ATP III

<270 min/week

42, 48, 54, 60 M

Total:

1.0

Age, BMI, SBP, DBP, antihypertensive medications, glucose, family history of diabetes, triglycerides, insulin and HDL.

370 to 486 min/week

107/612

0.83 (0.45 to 1.52)

≥487 min/week

0.54 (0.28 to 1.04)

Cheriyath et al. (2010) [13]

USA 1987 to 1995

6 years

Self-administered questionnaires

NHLBI and AHA ATP III

Low

45 to 64 M and F

641/2,366

1.00

Age, race, gender, education, smoking, prevalent coronary heart disease, total cholesterol and obesity.

Middle

975/3,845

0.99 (0.86 to 1.13)

Upper

354/1,643

0.90 (0.78 to 1.03)

Méndez-Hernández et al. (2009) [12]

Mexico 2004 to 2006

2 years

Self-administered questionnaires

NCEP ATP III

<30 min/day

20 to 70

Total:

1.00

Age, calories and alcohol intake, smoking, work-place physical activity and education.

≥30 min/day

M

376/1,484

0.72 (0.57 to 0.95)

F

Total:

1.00

792/3,634

0.78 (0.64 to 0.94)

Yang et al. (2008) [21]

Finland 1992 to 2001

9 years

Self-administered questionnaires

NCEP ATP III

Inactive

15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30

Total:

1.00

Age, smoking and education.

Moderately active

146/961

0.86 (0.58 to 1.29)

Active

0.50 (0.29 to 0.86)

M

Total:

1.00

F

96/1,099

0.79 (0.49 to 1.27)

0.20 (0.08 to 0.49)