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HbA1c, ankle/brachial index (ABI), and Framingham risk score are most strongly associated with fitness in the context of CVD risk factors.
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness may help reduce specific cardiovascular risk factors in this population.
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HbA1c, ankle/brachial index (ABI), and Framingham risk score were most strongly associated with fitness.
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Based on the large sample size of 5145 participants.
Source
Fitness, Fatness, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes
Rena R. Wing et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2007
DOI 10.1249/mss.0b013e31815614cb
cross-sectional · n=5145Cited 72×
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