Low Physical Activity and Its Association with Diabetes and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study

Laura Brugnara, Serafín Murillo, Anna Novials, Gemma Rojo-Martínez, Federico Soriguer, Albert Goday, Alfonso Calle-Pascual, Luis Castaño, Sonia Gaztambide, Sergio Valdés, Josep Franch, Conxa Castell, Joan Vendrell, Roser Casamitjana, Anna Bosch-Comas, Elena Bordiú, Rafael Carmena, Miguel Catalá, Elias Delgado, Juan Girbés, Alfonso López-Alba, Maria Teresa Martínez-Larrad, Edelmiro Menéndez, Inmaculada Mora-Peces, Gemma Pascual-Manich, Manuel Serrano-Ríos, Ramon Gomis and Emilio Ortega

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-12

Abstract: Low physical activity (PA), or sedentary lifestyle, is associated with the development of several chronic diseases. We aimed to investigate current prevalence of sedentariness and its association with diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors. PA was evaluated in a population-based, cross-sectional, randomly sampled study conducted in 2009–2010 in Spain. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (SF-IPAQ) was used to assess PA. 4991 individuals (median age 50 years, 57% women) were studied. Prevalence of sedentariness was 32.3% for men and 39% for women (p

Date: 2016
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