Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality

Tim Althoff, Rok Sosič, Jennifer L. Hicks, Abby C. King, Scott L. Delp and Jure Leskovec ()
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Tim Althoff: Stanford University
Rok Sosič: Stanford University
Jennifer L. Hicks: Stanford University
Abby C. King: Stanford University School of Medicine
Scott L. Delp: Stanford University
Jure Leskovec: Stanford University

Nature, 2017, vol. 547, issue 7663, 336-339

Abstract: A huge smartphone dataset of physical activity yields global insights, revealing that activity inequality predicts obesity better than does volume of activity and that much of the inequality is a result of reduced activity in females.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature23018

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