ReviewJournal of sport and health science2024
Dose-response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review.
Review in Journal of sport and health science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative effects of structured exercise protocols on depression and anxiety symptoms: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity trajectories and accumulation over adulthood and their associations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Exercise Intervention on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Pooled it
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- Objective and perceived proximity to parks in relation to physical activity within parks.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Motivation and Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity Among Lithuanian Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- How environmental health burdens shape physical activity patterns: age-specific evidence from OECD countries.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between physical literacy and physical activity and sedentary behavior among Taiwanese older adults: a nationwide survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exercise training promotes nerve cell repair and regeneration after spinal cord injury.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Ketogenic Diet and Exercise Improve Peripheral Neuropathy in a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome.Diabetes · 2026Article
- Impact of physical activity patterns on major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with hypertension.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Continuity of Sport Participation Across Developmental Stages and Physical Activity Levels: A Life-Course Perspective in Future Teachers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Proteomics signature of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and risk of multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Leisure-Time Physical Activity Trajectories across Adulthood and Cardiometabolic Risk at the Beginning of Late Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026Article
- Modifying role of physical activity in associations between air pollutants and blood pressure among cancer survivors.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Physical activity determinants, 24-h movement behaviors, and cardiovascular fitness in young adults: an integrated theoretical model perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Meeting the WHO guideline on muscle-strengthening activities does not have to be time-consuming: a discussion of time-saving strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Expert perspectives on exposure-response functions for urban health policy: Lessons from a UBDPolicy workshop.Environmental research · 2026Review
- Effects of 24-h Movement Behaviours on Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Chinese Preschoolers Using Compositional Data Analysis.Child: care, health and development · 2026Article
- Breaking boundaries: integration of sports and medicine in the community elderly service model.BMC public health · 2025Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Physical activity is consistently associated with reduced mortality, decreased risk for non-communicable diseases, and improved mental health in observational studies. Randomized controlled trials and observational Mendelian randomization studies support causal links between physical activity and health outcomes. However, the scarcity of evidence from randomized controlled trials, along with their inherent challenges like exposure contrasts, healthy volunteer biases, loss to follow-up, and limited real-world dose-response data, warrants a comprehensive approach. This review advocates synthesizing insights from diverse study designs to better understand the causal relationship between physical activity, mortality risk, and other health outcomes. Additionally, it summarizes recent research since the publication of current physical activity recommendations. Novel observational studies utilizing device-measured physical activity underscore the importance of every minute of activity and suggest that all intensity levels confer health benefits, with vigorous-intensity potentially requiring lower volumes for substantial benefits. Future guidelines, informed by device-measured physical activity studies, may offer refined age-specific recommendations, emphasize vigorous-intensity physical activity, and include daily step counts as a simple, easily assessable metric using commercial wearables.
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