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Association of changing physical activity intensity and bout length with mortality: a study of 79,507 participants in UK Biobank

2020-05-23 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundSpending more time active (and less time sedentary) is associated with many health benefits such as improved cardiovascular health and lower risk of all-cause mortality. However, it is unclear whether these associations differ depending on whether time spent sedentary or in moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is accumulated in long or short bouts. In this study we used a novel analytical approach, that accounts for substitution (i.e. more time in MVPA means spending less time sl...

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