Physical activity is associated with a large number of cardiovascular-specific proteins: Cross-sectional analyses in two independent cohorts

Aims We aimed to discover and replicate associations between leisure-time physical activity and cardiovascular candidate plasma protein biomarkers and to examine whether the associations were independent of body fat. Methods We used cross-sectional data from two population-based cohorts, the EpiHealth (discovery cohort; n = 2239) and the Swedish Mammography Cohort – Clinical (SMCC; replication cohort; n = 4320). Physical activity during leisure...