Leisure Time Physical Activity of Moderate to Vigorous Intensity and Mortality: A Large Pooled Cohort Analysis

Analyzing data from over 650,000 individuals, Dr. Steven Moore and colleagues report that greater amounts of leisure-time physical activity were associated with higher life expectancy across a wide range of activity levels and body mass index groups.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moore, Steven C., Patel, Alpa V., Matthews, Charles E., Berrington de Gonzalez, Amy, Park, Yikyung, Katki, Hormuzd A., Linet, Martha S., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Visvanathan, Kala, Helzlsouer, Kathy J., Thun, Michael, Gapstur, Susan M., Hartge, Patricia, Lee, I-Min
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491006/