Active commuting and atherosclerosis in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults: the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS)

Using advanced CCTA imaging in a large, randomly selected sample of middle-aged adults, we show for the first time that coronary atherosclerosis is less common in active commuters, particularly those cycling, compared with car commuters. While this indicates that active commuting might be a potential preventive measure to reduce atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease, further causal analyses are needed to confirm our findings.

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British Journal of Sports Medicine
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110403
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Urban Transport and Accessibility
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Using advanced CCTA imaging in a large, randomly selected sample of middle-aged adults, we show for the first time that coronary atherosclerosis is less common in active commuters, particularly those cycling, compared with car commuters. While this indicates that active commuting might be a potential preventive measure to reduce atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease, further causal analyses are needed to confirm our findings.

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Linköping University (SE), Uppsala University (SE), Stockholm School of Economics (SE), Lund University (SE), Aarhus University (DK), Karolinska Institutet (SE), UNSW Sydney (AU), The George Institute for Global Health (AU), Central Denmark Region (DK), Industrial Development Center (Sweden) (SE), Västerbotten County (SE), Halmstad University (SE), University of Gothenburg (SE), Umeå University (SE)
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