Impact of different domains of physical activity on cause-specific mortality: A longitudinal study

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between different domains of physical activity and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality. METHODS: Participants (n=17,663, aged 16-92years) of two general population health studies conducted between 1977 and 1993 in Switzerland were included. Physical activity was assessed at baseline in the domains of commuting to work, workrelated physical activity, and leisure-time physical activity (including leisure-time activity level and sport activity). A median follow-up time of 20.2years was obtained with anonymous record linkage providing 3878 deaths (CVD: 1357; cancer: 1351). Adjusted Cox proportional hazard models were calculated. RE-SULTS: There were no significant associations between commuting and work-related physical activities, respectively, and mortality. Leisure-time activity level was associated with all-cause mortality in men ConclusionsThese results underline the public health relevance of physical activity for the prevention of CVD and cancer, especially regarding leisure-time physical activity.

Occupational physical activity and all‐cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: Results from two longitudinal studies in Switzerland

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“…In Switzerland, two cohorts established between 1977 and 1993 have collected information on occupational physical activity and, based on a linkage with the Swiss National Cohort, provide mortality follow‐up until 2015: the National Research Program 1A (NRP1A, community‐based primary prevention of CVD) and the Swiss MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease (MONICA) study . An earlier publication has reported on the impact of different domains of physical activity on cause‐specific mortality based on these cohorts …”

Parents' role constructions for facilitating physical activity‐related behaviours in their young children

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Relationships between physical activity across lifetime and health outcomes in older adults: Results from the NuAge cohort

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