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SynthesisScientific reports2019

Physical activity participation and the risk of chronic diseases among South Asian adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Susan Paudel, Alice J Owen, Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Ben J Smith

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Susan PaudelSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. susan.paudelsubedi@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7536-9476
Alice J OwenSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Ebenezer Owusu-AddoSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Ben J SmithSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHMonash Health · AUMonash University · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

South Asia specific reviews on the role of physical activity (PA) domains on chronic disease prevention are lacking. This study aimed to systematically review published literature to identify the association between PA domains and chronic diseases and to provide summary estimates of the strength of association. Nine electronic databases were searched using the predefined inclusion criteria which included population (South Asian adults 40 years or older), exposure (PA or sedentary behaviour) and outcome (type 2 diabetes mellitus, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, vascular disease and musculoskeletal diseases and their markers). A random-effects meta-analysis was carried out for cardiometabolic outcomes whereas narrative synthesis was completed for other outcome variables. Inactive or less active South Asian adults were at 31% higher risk of being hypertensive. Likewise, the risk of cardiometabolic outcomes was 1.34 times higher among inactive adults. Household PA was found to have a protective effect  on breast cancer risk. Total and leisure time PA had a protective effect on osteoporosis among males and females respectively. Contemporary studies with a longitudinal design, representative samples, valid and reliable assessment of different domains are needed to establish the role of PA in chronic disease prevention in the region.

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ExerciseAdultAge FactorsAsiaChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOdds RatioRisk AssessmentRisk Factors

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PMID31278314
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