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Association between Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Mortality in Korean Adults: An 8-year Prospective Study

Author(s) -

Junghoon Kim

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

physical activity and nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2233-6842

pISSN - 2233-6834

DOI - 10.20463/jenb.2016.0054

Subject(s) - association (psychology) , medicine , prospective cohort study , physical activity , gerontology , demography , psychology , physical therapy , sociology , psychotherapist

Although previous studies have investigated the association between physical activity and various health outcomes, limited information is available on the effect of meeting new governmental guidelines for physical activity on the risk of mortality in Korean adults. This study aimed to examine the prospective association between meeting these guidelines and all-cause mortality during an 8-year follow-up using a large nationwide sample of middle-aged and older adults in Korea.

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