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Factors associated with physical inactivity.

, 2023
IntroductionAny type of activity that results in caloric expenditure has the potential to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases; nonetheless, most people, especially office workers, are physically inactive.
Tom Akuetteh Ndanu (15453588), George Bediako Nketiah (15453582), Kwasi Odoi-Agyarko (15453585), Gordon Amoh (13124371), Henry Lawson (9698426), Frank Ekow Atta Hayford (15453591)   +5 more
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Association between socioeconomic status and physical inactivity in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundLower socioeconomic status (SES) may be related to inactivity lifestyle; however, the association between SES and physical inactivity has not been sufficiently investigated in Japan.MethodsThe study population is the participants of NIPPON ...
Yuka Sumimoto, Masahiko Yanagita, Naomi Miyamatsu, Nagako Okuda, Nobuo Nishi, Yosikazu Nakamura, Koshi Nakamura, Naoko Miyagawa, Motohiko Miyachi, Aya Kadota, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Tomonori Okamura, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Akira Okayama, Katsuyuki Miura, for NIPPON DATA2010 Research Group   +15 more
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Physical inactivity in early pregnancy and the determinants in an urban city setting of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Physical inactivity in pregnancy has been associated with excessive gestational weight gain, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes mellitus and postpartum depression.
Sharifah Fazlinda Syed Nor, Idayu Badilla Idris, Zaleha Md Isa   +2 more
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Lifetime risk factors for leisure-time physical inactivity in mid-adulthood

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
We aimed to identify factors from different life-stages that were associated with inactivity at two adult ages and stability and change between these ages. Leisure-time inactivity (activity frequency
Snehal M. Pinto Pereira, Leah Li, Chris Power   +2 more
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PHYSICAL (IN)ACTIVITY AND WOMEN [PDF]

Sport Mont, 2008
Physical activity simply means movement of the body that uses energy. Physical inactivity is more common among women than men. In women physical activity reduces the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and stroke and of developing high blood ...
Nina Đukanović
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Physical inactivity in Italian Society

Senses and Sciences, 2016
Today's society is characterized by interpersonal networks increasingly complex and globalized; by rapidity of the daily changes, dictated by new technologies; from productivity and trade continuosly changing and growing.
Daniele Masala, Maria Gabriella De Santis, Paola Alonzo   +2 more
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Physical inactivity among corporate bank workers in Accra, Ghana: Implications for health promotion.

PLoS ONE, 2023
IntroductionAny type of activity that results in caloric expenditure has the potential to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases; nonetheless, most people, especially office workers, are physically inactive.
George Bediako Nketiah, Kwasi Odoi-Agyarko, Tom Akuetteh Ndanu, Frank Ekow Atta Hayford, Gordon Amoh, Henry Lawson   +5 more
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The burden of physical inactivity for the public health care system in Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2023
OBJECTIVE To update the estimated cost of physical inactivity for the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). METHODS The hospitalization costs were accessed via a database of the Ministry of Health – Informatics Department of the Brazilian SUS ...
Eliza Prodel, Matías Mrejen, Pedro Augusto de Carvalho Mira, Jorge Britto, Marco Antonio Vargas, Antonio Claudio Lucas Nobrega   +5 more
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Physical Inactivity and Obesity: A Vicious Circle [PDF]

Obesity, 2008
Objective: Physical activity (PA) begins to decline in adolescence with a concomitant increase in weight. We hypothesized that a vicious circle may arise between decreasing PA and weight gain from adolescence to early adulthood.Methods and Procedures: PA and self‐perceived physical fitness assessed in adolescents (16–18 years of age) were used to ...
Pietiläinen, Kirsi, Kaprio, Jaakko, Borg, Patrik, Plasqui, Guy, Yki-Järvinen, Hannele, Kujala, Urho, Rose, Richard, Westerterp, Klaas, Rissanen, Aila   +8 more
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Patterns and Determinants of Physical Inactivity in Rural and Urban Areas in Peru: A Population-Based Study. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors have been linked with impaired health outcomes. Establishing the physical inactivity profiles of a given population is needed to establish program targets and to contribute to international ...
Gilman, RH, Jaime Miranda, J, Gilman, Robert H, Carrillo-Larco, RM, Avilez, JL, Avilez, Jose L, Smeeth, Liam, Miranda, J Jaime, Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio, Checkley, W, Smeeth, L, Checkley, William, Bernabe-Ortiz, A, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M   +13 more
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