Exercise as a Vital Sign: How It Predicts Your Risk of Developing Chronic Disease (IMAGE)

Kaiser Permanente

Exercise as a Vital Sign: How It Predicts Your Risk of Developing Chronic Disease

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Data collected from Kaiser Permanente's Exercise as a Vital Sign (EVS) program, in which physicians ask their patients about their exercise habits at every check-up, revealed associations in both men and women who reported moderate to vigorous exercise and improved measures of cardiometabolic health like lower blood glucose (sugar) and lower blood pressure.

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Data are regression analyses of median fasting glucose levels of KP SCAL patients who met the study criteria within the study period.

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