Association between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors: Dose and sex matter

• Alejandro Santos-Lozano,
• Alberto Torres Barrán,
• Pablo Fernández-Navarro,
• Pedro L. Valenzuela,
• Adrián Castillo-Garcia,
• Luis M. Ruilope,
• David Ríos Insua,
• José M. Ordovas,
• Victoria Ley,
• Alejandro Lucia

Affiliations

Alejandro Santos-Lozano

i+HeALTH, Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid 47012, Spain; Research Institute of the Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12, PaHerg group), and (CIBER en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable - CIBEFES), Madrid 28041, Spain; Corresponding author.

Alberto Torres Barrán

Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT-CSIC), Madrid 28049, Spain

Pablo Fernández-Navarro

Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid 28029, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Madrid 28029, Spain

Pedro L. Valenzuela

Department of Systems Biology, University of Alcalá, Madrid 28801, Spain

Adrián Castillo-Garcia

Fissac-Physiology, Health and Physical Activity, Madrid 28801, Spain

Luis M. Ruilope

Hypertension Unit and Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Research Institute of the Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid 28041, Spain

David Ríos Insua

Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT-CSIC), Madrid 28049, Spain

José M. Ordovas

Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Victoria Ley

Spanish State Research Agency, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Madrid 28046, Spain

Alejandro Lucia

Research Institute of the Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12, PaHerg group), and (CIBER en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable - CIBEFES), Madrid 28041, Spain; Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid 28670, Spain