Low Physical Activity and Its Association with Diabetes and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study.

Low physical activity (PA), or sedentary lifestyle, is associated with the development of several chronic diseases. We aimed to investigate current prevalence of sedentariness and its association with diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors. PA was evaluated in a population-based, cross-secti...

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Autores: Brugnara, Laura, Murillo, Serafín, Novials, Anna, Rojo-Martínez, Gemma, Soriguer, Federico, Goday, Albert, Calle-Pascual, Alfonso, Castaño, Luis, Gaztambide, Sonia, Valdés, Sergio, Franch, Josep, Castell, Conxa, Vendrell, Joan, Casamitjana, Roser, Bosch-Comas, Anna, Bordiú, Elena, Carmena, Rafael, Catalá, Miguel, Delgado, Elias, Girbés, Juan, López-Alba, Alfonso, Martínez-Larrad, Maria Teresa, Menéndez, Edelmiro, Mora-Peces, Inmaculada, Pascual-Manich, Gemma, Serrano-Ríos, Manuel, Gomis, Ramon, Ortega, Emilio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/17148
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/17148
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescent
Adult
Aged
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Sumario:Low physical activity (PA), or sedentary lifestyle, is associated with the development of several chronic diseases. We aimed to investigate current prevalence of sedentariness and its association with diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors. PA was evaluated in a population-based, cross-sectional, randomly sampled study conducted in 2009-2010 in Spain. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (SF-IPAQ) was used to assess PA. 4991 individuals (median age 50 years, 57% women) were studied. Prevalence of sedentariness was 32.3% for men and 39% for women (p

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