Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time in a cohort of US adults followed for up to 13 years: the influence of removing early follow-up on associations with mortality

Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time in a cohort of US adults followed for up to 13 years: the influence of removing early follow-up on associations with mortality

Abstract Background Observational studies linking physical activity with mortality are susceptible to reverse causation bias from undiagnosed and prevalent diseases. Researchers often attempt to deal with reverse causation bias by excluding deaths occurring within the first 1 or 2 years from the ana...

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Main Authors: Jakob Tarp, Bjørge Herman Hansen, Morten Wang Fagerland, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Ulf Ekelund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Cohort study
Epidemiology
Exercise
Leisure activity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-020-00945-4

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