ArticleNature communications2025
Wearable device-based health equivalence of different physical activity intensities against mortality, cardiometabolic disease, and cancer.
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- How Many Days Do We Need? Defining Reliable ActivPAL Monitoring Protocols for Distinct Movement Behaviors in Office Workers.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Impact of physical activity patterns on major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with hypertension.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Snacktivity in older women: accelerometer-derived step counts, cadence, and bout patterns associated with adiposity.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Minimum combined sleep, physical activity, and nutrition variations associated with lifeSPAN and healthSPAN improvements: a population cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Physical activity and cardiometabolic health across an extreme lifestyle gradient.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2026Article
- Beyond the bare minimum: the case for revised physical activity guidelines and protein intake recommendations that maximise healthspan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Digital health solutions for chronic disease physical activity management: wearable devices, artificial intelligence, and public health implementation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Behavioral and psychosocial correlates of fasting blood glucose in a resource-constrained diabetes clinic in the Dominican Republic: an exploratory network analysis.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Article
- Moderate and vigorous physical activity show intensity specific familial and interpersonal association patterns in 9-12-year-olds: A cross-sectional DE-PASS study.Open research Europe · 2025Article
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Abstract
Current conventions, partly derived from self-reported data, typically equate 1 minute of vigorous physical activity (VPA) to 2 minutes of moderate physical activity (MPA). Using accelerometer-derived intensity classification in 73,485 UK Biobank participants (mean follow-up: 8.0 [1.0] years), we assess the equivalence of light activity (LPA) and MPA to 1 minute of VPA for all-cause (ACM) and cardiovascular (CVD) mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), type 2 diabetes, and cancer outcomes. For a standardised 5%-35% risk reduction, the median MPA equivalent per minute of VPA is 4.1 (ACM, 95% CI: 4.1-4.2), 7.8 (CVD mortality, 7.7-8.0), 5.4 (MACE, 5.3-5.5), 9.4 (type 2 diabetes, 9.3-9.6), and 3.5 (cancer mortality, 3.4-3.5) minutes. For non-cancer outcomes, the median LPA equivalent per 1 minute of VPA ranges from 53 (ACM) to 94 minutes (type 2 diabetes), reflecting generally weaker dose-response curves of LPA with all outcomes. These findings indicate a substantial departure from self-reported estimates and support integrating device-based equivalence into guidelines and wearables.
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