ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A376 ACTIVE COMMUTING AND STROKE RISK: A SWEDISH POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY
Annie Palstam, Frida Bergman, Patrik Wennberg, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Adam Viktorisson · 2026
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Annie Palstam and co-authors report a 2026 conference study on riding or walking to work and long-term stroke risk in Sweden. Active travel has been tied to better heart health, but stroke data over decades were thin. The group held near one hundred twenty thousand adults tracked since 1989.
Over a median of seventeen years, about three percent of the group had a stroke. Cycling to work tied to lower stroke risk than driving, though the edge faded once free-time exercise was weighed. Among drivers, longer trips meant steadily higher risk. Cyclists showed the lowest risk at mid-length trips. The authors frame active travel as part of an active life rather than a shield on its own.
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| CREATOR | Annie Palstam, Frida Bergman, Patrik Wennberg, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Adam Viktorisson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |