Vital sign mandate
AHA vital-sign mandate for cardiorespiratory fitness.
AHA Scientific Statement · Circulation 2016
The only major risk factor not routinely measured.
“Mounting evidence over the past three decades has firmly established that low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality… CRF is currently the only major risk factor not routinely assessed in clinical practice.”
Ross R, Blair SN, Arena R, et al. · Circulation 2016;134:e653–e699
CRF independently predicts
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Cardiovascular disease
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All-cause mortality
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Breast cancer mortality
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Colon & digestive cancers