| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Numerous studies in adult men and women10,30- 36 report an association between low fitness and increased mortality from cardiovascular and other causes, including cancer.1,37,38 The relationship between low fitness and cardiovascular mortality in particular is proposed to be mediated by the development of CVD risk factors including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and the metabolic syndrome.2
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