Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
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In this article, the authors quantify the effect of physical inactivity on these major non-communicable diseases by estimating how much disease could be averted if inactive people were to become active and to estimate gain in life expectancy at the population level.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-07-21 and is currently open access. It has received 6119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Life expectancy & Population.read more
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Physical inactivity and associated factors among university students in 23 low-, middle- and high-income countries
Supa Pengpid,Supa Pengpid,Karl Peltzer,Karl Peltzer,Karl Peltzer,Hemant Kassean,Jacques – Philippe Tsala Tsala,Vanphanom Sychareun,Falk Müller-Riemenschneider,Falk Müller-Riemenschneider +9 more
TL;DR: Four in each ten university students are physically inactive, calling for strategic interventions by relevant professionals in higher educational institutions.
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45-Year Trends in Women’s Use of Time and Household Management Energy Expenditure
Edward Archer,Robin P. Shook,Diana M. Thomas,Timothy S. Church,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,James R. Hébert,Kerry L. McIver,Gregory A. Hand,Carl J. Lavie,Steven N. Blair +9 more
TL;DR: From 1965 to 2010, there was a large and significant decrease in the time allocated to HM, and the decrement in HMEE may have contributed to the increasing prevalence of obesity in women during the last five decades.
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Epidemiology and determinants of type 2 diabetes in south Asia
Andrew P. Hills,Ross Arena,Kamlesh Khunti,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Ranil Jayawardena,Christiani Jeyakumar Henry,Steven J Street,Mario J. Soares,Anoop Misra +8 more
TL;DR: Trends in the prevalence of diabetes in the region are detailed and major determinants of the disease in the context of nutrition and physical activity transitions and the south Asian phenotype are addressed.
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Physical inactivity: A risk factor and target for intervention in renal care
Dorien M. Zelle,Gerald Klaassen,Edwin J van Adrichem,Edwin J van Adrichem,Stephan J. L. Bakker,Eva Corpeleijn,Gerjan Navis +6 more
TL;DR: Behavioural approaches are now recognized as crucial in helping patients to adopt lifestyle changes and might prove valuable in integrating physical activity into renal care and therefore provide an approach to address the multimorbidity of the CKD population.
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A Pandemic within the Pandemic? Physical Activity Levels Substantially Decreased in Countries Affected by COVID-19.
Jan Wilke,Lisa Mohr,Adam S. Tenforde,Pascal Edouard,Chiara Fossati,Marcela González-Gross,Celso Sánchez Ramírez,Fernando Laiño,Benedict Tan,Julian David Pillay,Fabio Pigozzi,David Jiménez-Pavón,Bernhard Novak,Johannes Jaunig,Mandy Zhang,Mireille N M van Poppel,Christoph Heidt,Steffen Willwacher,Gustavo Yuki,Daniel E. Lieberman,Lutz Vogt,Evert Verhagen,Luiz Hespanhol,Karsten Hollander +23 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of pandemic-related confinements on physical activity (PA) levels was examined in a multinational survey performed in 14 countries and found that PA levels have substantially decreased globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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