Search for: [Abstract = "onship has become insignificant \(HR=1.97\; 95%CI\: 0.65\-5.94\).In conclusion, both in men and in women, low physical functioningwas related with more frequent prevalence of hypertension, diabetes,smoking, low physical activity and obesity. Men with low physicalfunctioning had higher risk of incident CVD and CVD deathcompared to men with very good physical functioning. Therelationship was independent of classical CVD risk factors. Womenwith low physical functioning had higher risk of incident CVDcompared to women with very good physical functioning.The relationship was independent of classical CVD risk factors. Inwomen, prevalence of CVD risk factors explained the relationshipbetween physical functioning and CVD mortality. Low physicalfunctioning was associated with CVD risk factors as well as CVDincidence and mortality, and method used for assessment of physicalfunctioning may be a simple screening tool for identifying personswith low physical functioning."]

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