Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cardiometabolic health and lower PTSD severity in post-9/11 veterans

  • Whitworth, J. W., Hayes, S. M., Andrews, R. J., Fonda, J. R., Beck, B. M., Hanlon, L. B., Fortier, C. B., Milberg, W. P., & McGlinchey, R. E. (2020). Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cardiometabolic health and lower PTSD severity in post-9/11 veterans. Military Medicine, 185(5/6), e592–e596. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa005

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa005

Authors

Whitworth, James W.
Hayes, Scott M.
Andrews, Ryan J.
Fonda, Jennifer R.
Beck, Brigitta M.
Hanlon, Lilly B.
Fortier, Catherine B.
Milberg, William P.
McGlinchey, Regina E.

Publication Type

Article

Focus Terms

Mental health
Physical health
Trauma
Veterans

Branch of Service

Air Force
Army
Marine Corps
Multiple branches
Navy

Military Affiliation

Guard
Reserve
Veteran

Subject Affiliation

Veteran

Population

Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)

Methodology

Cross-Sectional Study

Journal

Military Medicine

Keywords

cardiovascular system
post-traumatic stress disorder
veterans
cardiorespiratory fitness

Sponsors

TRACTS National Network Research Center for TBI research (RM; B3001-C) from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, the National Institute of Mental Health (JWW; 5T32MH019836–16), National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (SMH; R21AG056921), and the Boston University Spivack Emerging Leaders in Neurosciences Award (SMH)

Publisher/Sponsoring Organization

Oxford Academic

Author Affiliation

National Center for PTSD, JWW
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, JWW
Boston University School of Medicine, JWW
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, SMH
Chronic Brain Injury Initiative, The Ohio State University, SMH
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, RJA
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, JRF
Boston University School of Medicine, JRF
Harvard Medical School, JRF
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, BMB
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, LBH
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, CBF
Harvard Medical School, CBF
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, WPM
Harvard Medical School, WPM
Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders, and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, REM
Harvard Medical School, REM

URL

https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article/185/5-6/e592/5736342

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