Physical Activity as an Effect Modifier of the Association Between Obesity and Venous Thromboembolism: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study.

Henrik SolliMorten OlsenFinn Breinholt LarsenLars PedersenMorten Schmidt

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2020)

Physical activity acts as an effect measure modifier of the association between obesity and VTE. Thus, physical activity reduced the absolute rate of VTE among obese individuals but increased the relative rate of VTE among obese compared with normal weight individuals.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
physical activity
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
direct oral anticoagulants
type diabetes
body mass index
insulin resistance
bariatric surgery
weight gain
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
obese patients
depressive symptoms