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Wearable-derived cardiovascular fitness age and its lifestyle correlates in 442 adults

  • By

  • Aditi Shanmugam

  • Kanika Gupta

  • Nihav Dhawale

  • Vatsal Singhal

  • Mohit Kumar

  • Bhuvan Srinivasan

  • Vinayak Narasimhan

  • July 7, 2026

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    The mean Cardio Age gap among participants was -1.84 years, with 82.6% exhibiting younger estimated cardiovascular ages.

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    Significant lifestyle factors associated with Cardio Age included sleep efficiency, REM sleep, sleep duration, and daily steps.

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    Underweight participants had a mean Cardio Age gap of -3.73 years, while obese participants had a gap of -0.52 years.

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    Users with the youngest cardiovascular ages slept 37 minutes longer and had 22 more minutes of REM sleep than those with the oldest ages.

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    Sustained improvers over 12 months showed a mean Cardio Age reduction of 3.24 years, alongside decreased resting heart rate and increased VO2 max.

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Wearable-derived cardiovascular fitness age and its lifestyle correlates in 442 adults

  • by Aditi Shanmugam, Kanika Gupta, Nihav Dhawale, Vatsal Singhal, Mohit Kumar, Bhuvan Srinivasan, Vinayak Narasimhan

  • July 7, 2026

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