Mortality benefits of population-wide adherence to national physical activity guidelines: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: We quantified the mortality benefits and attributable fractions associated with engaging in physical activity across a range of levels, including those recommended by national guidelines. Data were from the Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey, a population-based prospective cohort comprising 1,796 male and 2,122 female participants aged 16-96 years, randomly selected from 30 English constituencies in 1990. Participants were tagged for mortality at the Office for National Statistics. Cox multivariable regression quantified the association between self-reported achievement of activity guidelines--150 min of at least moderate activity per week, equivalent here to 30 or more 20-min episodes of at least moderate activity per month--and mortality adjusting for age, sex, smoking status, social

SUBMITTER: Long G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4356894 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature