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3 results for "Health Survey for England"

Associations of mutually exclusive categories of physical activity and sedentary time with markers of cardiometabolic health in English adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Health Survey for England

  • Published on Jan. 12, 2016

Background: Both physical activity and sedentary behaviour have been individually associated with health, however, the extent to which the combination of these behaviours influence health is less well-known. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of four mutually exclusive categories of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary ...


Different conceptual constructs for modelling sedentary behaviour and physical activity: the impact on the correlates of behaviour

  • Published on Dec. 16, 2014

Background: Research on the correlates of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) to date has used independent prediction equations for each behaviour, without considering that they are both part of the same continuum of movement. This assumption of independence might lead to inaccurate estimates because common underlying latent variables ...


An investigation of association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and cardiovascular disease in the Health Survey for England (2008)

  • Published on Oct. 24, 2013

Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to investigate the association between CMP and CVD, and the contribution of physical activity and sedentary behaviour to any association. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of 3332 middle-aged (45-64 years) and 2022 older (65+ years) adults included ...