What are the bio-markers and diagnostic criteria typically used to identify the condition or co-morbidity?

Find at least one peer-reviewed article that meets all of these criteria:
Uses NHANES data to examine the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular diseases OR obesity
DO NOT USE MORTALITY
Do not use other diseases
Answer these questions (copy and paste questions into response box):
State the research question (i.e., purpose) of the study in your own words. (1-2 sentences)
What year was the NHANES data from that was used in your article and what was the cardiovascular-related condition or co-morbidity, including obesity, you chose to examine? (2-4 sentences)
What are the bio-markers and diagnostic criteria typically used to identify the condition or co-morbidity? Were these markers and criteria reported in the article and if so, what was the distribution of these in the study sample (e.g., percentage of people with and without condition, mean and standard deviation, median and range, etc.)? (3-5 sentences)
What was the relationship between physical activity and risk of having or developing the condition? Did the authors examine relative risk by different amounts of physical activity and if so, what trend was found? (2-4 sentences)
Quantify the overall risk of having or developing the condition if your are very physical active compared to sedentary or very inactive. (2-5 sentences)
Make sure the reader knows which two categories of physical activity you are comparing (e.g., sedentary vs. more than 150 min of moderate activity per week).
Report the relative risk (e.g., 1.20) as well as a percentage of increased or reduced risk (e.g., 20%). You may have to calculate the percentage yourself. Review the presentation on Research Concepts if you are not sure how to calculate a percent risk increase or decrease based on relative risk.
Given that you used NHANES data from a nationally representative sample, what would be your advice to local health clinics who are concerned about giving evidence-based advice to their clients about the benefits of physical activity? (2-4 sentences).
Compose a clear message of the benefit (i.e., risk reduction) associated with a certain level of physical activity regarding the condition or co-morbidity you focused on and be clear to point out who this message applies to.

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