Age- and sex-dependent associations between self-reported physical activity levels and self-reported cardiovascular risk factors: a population-based cross-sectional survey
Exceeding minimal WHO recommendations for PA promises large beneficial effects, particularly on the prevalence of obesity and T2D. Demonstrated sex differences in PA levels and their association with cardiovascular risk factors may provide an important basis for preventive health counseling.
Authors
- Hanno Ulmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5911-1002)
- Johannes Burtscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2889-0151)
- Martin Kopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3011-387X)
- Barbara Strasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4318-5629)
- Martin Burtscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5232-3632)
- Jeannette Klimont
Institutions
- Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien (AT)
- Statistics Austria (AT)
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA (AT)
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Age Research (AT)
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (AT)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20351-w
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63