Associations of discretionary screen time with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer are attenuated by strength, fitness and physical activity: findings from the UK Biobank study

Associations of discretionary screen time with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer are attenuated by strength, fitness and physical activity: findings from the UK Biobank study

Abstract Background Discretionary screen time (time spent viewing a television or computer screen during leisure time) is an important contributor to total sedentary behaviour, which is associated with increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to determi...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. Celis-Morales, Donald M. Lyall, Lewis Steell, Stuart R. Gray, Stamatina Iliodromiti, Jana Anderson, Daniel F. Mackay, Paul Welsh, Thomas Yates, Jill P. Pell, Naveed Sattar, Jason M. R. Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Mortality
Cardiovascular
Screen time
Screen-time
Physical activity
Fitness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1063-1

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