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The purpose of this study was to determine whether this relationship between sports or recreational physical activity levels and HRQL has a dose-response gradient in patients with IHD.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Using one generic and three IHD-specific HRQL questionnaires, differences in HRQL scores (adjusted for confounders) were determined for physically a) inactive vs. active patients and b) inactive vs. patients being active 1\u20132, 3\u20135, or &gt;5 times per week.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Data were provided by 6143 IHD-patients (angina: <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u20092033; myocardial infarction: <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u20092266; ischemic heart failure: <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u20091844). Regardless of diagnosis or instrument used, when patients were dichotomized as either inactive or active, the latter reported throughout higher physical and emotional HRQL (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&lt;\u20090.001; <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u20090.25\u20130.70). When categorized by physical activity levels, there was a positive HRQL dose-response gradient by increasing levels of physical activity that was most marked between inactive patients and those being active 1\u20132 times per week (63\u202f82%). Conclusions: Using generic and IHD-specific HRQL questionnaires, there seems to be an overall dose-dependent gradient betweenincreasing levels of sports or recreational physical activity and higher HRQL in patients with angina, myocardial infarction, and ischemic heart failure. 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