Leisure time physical activity throughout adulthood is associated with lower medicare costs: evidence from the linked NIH-AARP diet and health study cohort

Background There is limited information about the association between long-term leisure time physical activity (LTPA) participation and healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between LTPA over adulthood with later life healthcare costs in the USA.Methods Using...

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Main Authors: Charles E Matthews, Diarmuid Coughlan, Pedro F Saint-Maurice, Susan A Carlson, Janet Fulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Online Access:https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/7/1/e001038.full