Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and diverticulitis in older adults

by Bong Kil Song, Joey M. Saavedra, Elizabeth C. Lefferts, Angelique G. Brellenthin, Duck-chul Lee ObjectivesExamine the independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body mass index (BMI) with the prevalence of diverticulitis in older adults. Methods476 older adults (61% Female; 71 ± 5 years) with no history of myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, or diabetes were included in this cross-sectional study. Diverticulitis cases were identified by self-reported physician diagnosis from the medical history questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the prevalence of diverticulitis by tertiles of CRF and BMI category. CRF and BMI were further dichotomized into either “unfit” (the lowest one-third of CRF), “fit” (the upper two-thirds of CRF), “overweight/obese” (B MI ≥25.0 kg/m2), or “normal-weight” (BMI
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