Figure 1.
Relative risk (hazard ratio) relative to <1.07 METh/d of all cause and all cardiovascular disease related mortality vs. energy expenditure (METh/d) run or walked in 10,880 hypertensives followed prospectively for 10.2 years. Significance levels are relative to inadequate exercise (i.e., <1.07 METh/d). Brackets denote 95% confidence intervals. Adjusted for age (age, age2), sex, education, cohort, intakes of red meat, fruit, alcohol, prior heart attack, aspirin (tablets/day), diabetes and cholesterol medication use, and African American ethnicity.