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. 1990 Sep;80(9):1111–1113. doi: 10.2105/ajph.80.9.1111

Walking and serum cholesterol in adults.

L A Tucker 1, G M Friedman 1
PMCID: PMC1404857  PMID: 2382750

Abstract

We measured the association between walking for exercise and the ratio of total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol in 3,621 adults. After controlling for age, gender, income, body fat, alcohol use, exercise other than walking, and cigarette smoking, adults in the high, moderate, and low duration walking categories were compared to those in the no walking-no exercise category. The relative risk for total/HDL ratios of 5.0 or more were .46 (95% CI = .27, .80), .48 (95% total/HDL ratios of 5.0 or more were .46 (95% CI = .27, .80), .48 (95% CI = .30, .76), and 1.11 (95% CI = .81, 1.53) respectively.

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