Middle-age men who quit smoking, increase their exercise levels and lose weight are boosting their chances of a longer life free of heart disease and diabetes, researchers say.
Writing in the Archives of Internal Medicine, British scientists say moderately active middle-aged men, in a variety of body sizes ranging from very trim to obese, who had never smoked had an 89 percent probability of surviving 15 years free of cardiovascular events and diabetes compared with a 42 percent probability for an average inactive, middle aged smoker around 5'10" in height and weighing 209 pounds.
The authors found that cigarette smoking, overweight and physical inactivity singly or in combination constitute major hazards to survival free of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. They conclude: "These findings should provide encouragement for public health promotion directed toward middle-aged men."
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