correlational
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Boys who were more physically fit at age 18 had a lower chance of having serious clogged heart arteries when they reached their 50s.
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Physical fitness in male adolescents and atherosclerosis in middle age: a population-based cohort study
Cohort Study
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2024 Feb 14This study found that teenage boys who were more physically fit (could exercise longer and harder) were much less likely to have serious clogged heart arteries when they became middle-aged, which is exactly what the claim says.
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