Open AccessAssociation between Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Mortality in Korean Adults: An 8-year Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Jung-Hoon Kim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of exercise nutrition and biochemistry/journal of exercise nutrition and biochemisrty
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2233-6842
pISSN - 2233-6834
DOI - 10.20463/jenb.2016.0054
Subject(s) - hazard ratio , medicine , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , physical activity , demography , lower risk , longitudinal study , gerontology , physical therapy , pathology , sociology
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.