Having hobbies and the risk of cardiovascular disease incidence: A Japan public health center-based study

The role of hobbies as a protective factor against cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has gained increasing attention; however, no large-scale studies were performed to confirm this. We aimed to examine the association between having hobbies and the risk of total CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke in a large Japanese cohort.

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 2, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xiaowen Wang, Jia-Yi Dong, Kokoro Shirai, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Isao Saito, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Hiroyasu Iso, Shoichiro Tsugane, Norie Sawada, for the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study Group Source Type: research