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A comparative epidemiological study of the effects of regular exercise on health level
J Hiraoka1, T Ojima, Y Nakamura
1Tako Central Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Study Object:
To reveal the relationship between regular exercise and physical fitness, life style, mental health, and other cardiovascular risk factors among the Japanese.
Design:
cross-sectional study.
Subjects:
Three thousands, one hundred and thirty-two individuals (1,795 men and 1,336 women) over 40 years old who were examinees at one of seven centers for health promotion.
Methods:
A questionnaire survey on the life style, a physical fitness tests and clinical laboratory tests were performed.
Results:
Continuing regular exercise was associated with high levels of physical strength and their odds ratio (OR) was 2.09 (95% confidence interval(CI) 1.74-2.50). Many individuals in this group had good mental health: the OR for their sensation of fatigue (swift recovery) was 1.40(95% CI; 1.17-1.68) and that for mood recovery (fast) was 1.44(95% CI; 1.20-1.72). Thinness and obesity were scarce in this group.
Conclusions:
High physical fitness level, good mental health, standard body weight are more common in regular exercise group.