Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disease and mortality burdens of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are often reported. In contrast, the positive narrative around the burdens that an existing behaviour have averted is rarely acknowledged. We aimed to estimate the prevented fraction for the population (PFP) for premature mortality averted by physical activity on a global scale.

Methods

In this descriptive study, we obtained previously published data on physical activity prevalence (2001-16) and relative risks of all-cause mortality for 168 countries. We combined the data in Monte-Carlo simulations to estimate country-specific, mean PFP values, corresponding to percentage of mortality averted, and their 95% CIs. High prevented fractions indicated an increased proportion of deaths averted due to physic

SUBMITTER: Strain T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7303949 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature