Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Exercise Training in African Americans Damon L. Swift, Neil M. Johannsen, Conrad P. Earnest, Robert L. Newton, Joshua E. McGee, Timothy S. Church Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 96-102 (July 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.06.001 Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The prevalence of low fitness in the Dallas Heart Study. Adapted from Pandey et al. The American Journal of Cardiology 2016. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 2017 60, 96-102DOI: (10.1016/j.pcad.2017.06.001) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Relative risk of all-cause mortality among individuals who achieved an exercise capacity of 5 to 7 (light grey), 7.1 to 10 (dark grey), or >10 METs (black) vs. those who achieved an exercise capacity<5 METs (white). Adapted from Kokkinos et al. Circulation. 2008. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 2017 60, 96-102DOI: (10.1016/j.pcad.2017.06.001) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The change in absolute and relative fitness in African American and Caucasian postmenopausal women after 6months of moderate intensity exercise training. (Adapted from Swift et al. Journal of Applied Physiology 2013) Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 2017 60, 96-102DOI: (10.1016/j.pcad.2017.06.001) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions