Physical activity and musculoskeletal injuries in women: the Women's Injury Study.

Background: Increased injury rates have been associated with physical activity (PA). The differences in musculoskeletal injury (MSI) characteristics resulting from PA, versus those unrelated to PA, are unknown. We describe the pattern of PA and non-PA MSI incurred by community-dwelling women.

The impact of race and higher socioeconomic status on cardiorespiratory fitness.

Purpose: Previous studies suggest that African Americans (AA) have lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) than their Caucasian (C) counterparts. However, the association between CRF and race/ethnicity in the context of higher socioeconomic status (SES) has not been explored.

Methods: We evaluated 589 AA (309 men and 203 women) and 33,015 C (19,399 men and 8753 women) enrolled in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Effect of race and socioeconomic status on cardiovascular risk factor burden: the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Objectives: This study examines the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and chronic disease burden among African Americans compared to Caucasians in a population of higher socioeconomic status.

Design: The current study is a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Setting: Patients with a medical examination from 1970-2010 at the Cooper Clinic.