aDepartment of Exercise Science, Concordia University
bMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre
cResearch Centre, Montreal Heart Institute – a University of Montreal Affiliated Hospital
dDepartment of Medicine, McGill University
eResearch Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal – a University of Montreal Affiliated Hospital, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Correspondence to Stella S. Daskalopoulou MD, MSc, DIC, PhD, FRSQ, Chercheur-Boursier Clinicien, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, McGill University, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, B2.101.4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4. Tel: +1 514 934 1934 x 42295; fax: +1 514 934 8564; e-mail: stella.daskalopoulou@mcgill.ca
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; D&B, Downs and Black; HPA, high physical activity; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; IL-6, interleukin-6; LIFE, Losartan Intervention for Endpoint; LPA, low physical activity; Meds, medications; MONICA, Multinational Monitoring of trends and determinants in Cardiovascular disease; MPA, moderate physical activity; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; RR, relative risk; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α
Received 4 October, 2011
Revised 21 March, 2012
Accepted 30 March, 2012
