Cycling is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases and death: Part 1 – systematic review of cohort studies with meta-analysis

Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cycling as a physical activity holds great potential to prevent CVD. We aimed to determine whether cycling reduces the risk of CVD and CVD risk factors and to investigate potential dose-response relationships.Systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative studies.We searched four databases (Web of Science, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus and Scopus). All quantitative studies,...