Associations of Resistance Exercise with Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality

Purpose Resistance exercise (RE) can improve many cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but specific data on the effects on CVD events and mortality are lacking. We investigated the associations of RE with CVD and all-cause mortality and further examined the mediation effect of body mass index (BMI) between RE and CVD outcomes. Methods We included 12,591 participants (mean age, 47 yr) who received at least two clinical examinations...