Here is the latest in JAMA open which is making the rounds in the media: Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events Among Active Adult Men : https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2724778
They have adjusted just for BMI and age. My question is why aren't the analysis adjusted for CVD risk factors, smoking habits, and dietary habits?
"Participants able to complete more than 40 push-ups were associated with a significantly lower risk of incident CVD event risk compared with those completing fewer than 10 push-ups (IRR, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.01-0.36)."
A few thoughts:
1. This is the unadjusted. In the adjusted, it loses the significance for all comparisons except one. I do wonder if they had adjusted for other confounders, they may not see anything
2. How many incidents in the group that did the most push-ups (40 push-up group) : 1! So if they decided to just go for 3 categories instead of choosing 5, you may not see anything here
Any comments from folks in the CVD area?
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