Physical activity types and life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease: the Rotterdam Study
Author(s) -
Klodian Dhana,
Chantal M. Koolhaas,
Mathilde A. Berghout,
Anna Peeters,
M. Arfan Ikram,
Henning Tiemeier,
Albert Hofman,
Wilma J. Nusselder,
Oscar H. Franco
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdw110
Subject(s) - life expectancy , cycling , medicine , demography , rotterdam study , gerontology , physical activity , confounding , hazard ratio , disease , epidemiology , population , environmental health , physical therapy , confidence interval , geography , archaeology , sociology
We aimed to determine the contribution of specific physical activity (PA) types (i.e. walking, cycling, domestic work, sports and gardening) on total life expectancy (LE) and LE with and without cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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