The study of the 434.190 people who went through the program at a private medical examination fee payment by the company 1996-2008 in Taiwan showed that current smokers (who participated in at least moderate activity), 55 were per percent more likely than those who inactive were to leave.
In addition, these smokers were 43 percent less likely to relapse than smokers who were inactive.
Physical activity in these questions have also been shown to increase life expectancy, even among smokers.
Smokers who had participated in physical activity for a longer life expectancy of 3.7 years and a reduction in mortality from all causes by 23 percent - equivalent to the level of ex-smokers with a low level of activity achieved.
The results also showed that ex-smokers increased their life expectancy by 5.6 years and reduced the overall mortality by 43 percent - corresponding to the observed level of inactive non-smokers.
"Physical activity can help smokers quit smoking and smoking cessation has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and should be the goal of all smokers", CP Wen, National Institutes of Health Research Taiwan, he said.
"If smokers can continue to pursue, not only can increase the dropout rate, but may also mortality from all causes and consequences of heart attack, reduce the long term," said Wen.
A prospective study of 434.190 people in Taiwan, was conducted over a period of 12 years. Leisure physical activity of each individual are grouped into: 1) idle, 2) low active (15 minutes per day), and 3) active (30 minutes per day).
The study was organized at the World Congress of Cardiology of the World Heart Federation, presented.
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