Physical activity levels in American and Japanese men from the ERA-JUMP Study and associations with metabolic syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a global health problem. Physical activity (PA) is a known modifiable risk factor for MetS and individual MetS components. However, the role of PA could differ between sub-populations due to differences in the variability of PA and other MetS risk factors. To examine these differences, multi-country studies with standardized outcome measurement methods across cohorts are needed.

Methods

Cross-sectional PA levels (total and domain specific) in healthy middle-aged (44-56 years) men in the Risk Factor Assessment among Japanese and U.S. Men in the Post-World War II Birth Cohort (ERA-JUMP) Study (n = 730; American: n = 417; Japanese: n = 313; from population-representative samples in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and K

SUBMITTER: Sagawa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031775 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature