How does light-intensity physical activity associate with adult cardiometabolic health and mortality? Systematic review with meta-analysis of experimental and observational studies

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 370-376

  Chastin, Sebastien F M ^a,b   De Craemer, Marieke ^b   De Cocker, Katrien ^b,c,d   Powell, Lauren ^e,f   Van Cauwenberg, Jelle ^b,c   Dall, Philippa ^a   Hamer, Mark ^g   Stamatakis, Emmanuel ^e,f  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular; physical activity; public health; risk factor; sedentary

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

ADIPOSITY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85047918576     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097563     Document Type: Review

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