History of vigorous leisure-time physical activity and early onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), data from the national ALS registry: 2010–2018
| Affiliates | Jaime Raymond [1], Paul Mehta [1], Ted Larson [1], Pam Factor-Litvak [2], Bryn Davis [1], and Kevin Horton [1]
[1] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Journal | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal degeneration |
| Summary | This study sought to further characterize the association between vigorous physical activity (VPA) during adolescence and early adulthood and receiving an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis. Linear regression estimates suggest a positive association between VPA before age 35 and receiving an ALS diagnosis. |
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