Work and leisure time physical activity assessed using a simple, pragmatic, validated questionnaire and incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in men and women: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer in Norfolk prospective population study | Zendy

KayTee Khaw | Zendy; Rupert W. Jakes | Zendy; Sheila Bingham | Zendy; Ailsa Welch | Zendy; Robert Luben | Zendy; Nicholas Day | Zendy; Nicholas J. Wareham | Zendy

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Work and leisure time physical activity assessed using a simple, pragmatic, validated questionnaire and incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in men and women: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer in Norfolk prospective population study

Author(s) -

KayTee Khaw,

Rupert W. Jakes,

Sheila Bingham,

Ailsa Welch,

Robert Luben,

Nicholas Day,

Nicholas J. Wareham

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyl079

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , prospective cohort study , gerontology , demography , blood pressure , disease , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , metabolic equivalent , physical therapy , physical activity , sociology , optics , physics

The health benefits of physical activity are well established, but the overall amount of physical activity associated with cardiovascular and other health outcomes, and whether the relationships are similar in men and women and at different ages is still debated. This may be partly related to different methods for assessing physical activity. Most studies have focused on leisure time physical activity.

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