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ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2024

Active Commuting as a Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Claudia Baran, Shanice Belgacem, Mathilde Paillet, Raphael Martins de Abreu, Francisco Xavier de Araujo, Roberto Meroni, Camilo Corbellini

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Review in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A systematic review of causal pathways of socioeconomic inequalities in stroke.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Claudia BaranDepartment of Physiotherapy, LUNEX University of Applied Sciences, 4671 Differdange, Luxembourg.ORCID 0009-0008-4255-004X
Shanice BelgacemDepartment of Physiotherapy, LUNEX University of Applied Sciences, 4671 Differdange, Luxembourg.
Mathilde PailletDepartment of Physiotherapy, LUNEX University of Applied Sciences, 4671 Differdange, Luxembourg.ORCID 0009-0002-7042-9585
Raphael Martins de AbreuDepartment of Physiotherapy, LUNEX ASBL, Luxembourg Health & Sport Sciences Research Institute, LUNEX University of Applied Sciences, 4671 Differdange, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0003-3130-101X
Francisco Xavier de AraujoDepartment of Gymnastics and Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-610, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5637-4103
Roberto MeroniDepartment of Physiotherapy, LUNEX ASBL, Luxembourg Health & Sport Sciences Research Institute, LUNEX University of Applied Sciences, 4671 Differdange, Luxembourg.
Camilo CorbelliniDepartment of Physiotherapy, LUNEX ASBL, Luxembourg Health & Sport Sciences Research Institute, LUNEX University of Applied Sciences, 4671 Differdange, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-7476-9301

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Active commuting (AC) may have the potential to prevent the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the evidence for a correlation between AC and the risk of CVD remains uncertain. The current study thoroughly and qualitatively summarized research on the relationship between AC and the risk of CVD disease. From conception through December 2022, researchers explored four databases (PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane, and Bibliothèque Nationale of Luxembourg [BnL]) for observational studies. The initial findings of the search yielded 1042 references. This systematic review includes five papers with 491,352 participants between 16 and 85 years old, with 5 to 20 years of follow-up period. The exposure variable was the mode of transportation used to commute on a typical day (walking, cycling, mixed mode, driving, or taking public transportation). The primary outcome measures were incident CVD, fatal and non-fatal (e.g., ischemic heart disease (IHD), ischemic stroke (IS), hemorrhagic stroke (HS) events, and coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite methodological variability, the current evidence supports AC as a preventive measure for the development of CVD. Future research is needed to standardize methodologies and promote policies for public health and environmental sustainability.

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cardiovascular diseasecommutingprevention

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PMID39051286
PMCPMC11270385

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