Accelerometer-measured physical activity timing and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: a UK Biobank cohort study
Regular MVPA at any time was associated with lower AF risk, with exploratory evidence suggesting greater benefit in the morning, particularly among younger adults and those with comorbidities.
Authors
- Jinhua Zhao
- Qingling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-0042)
- Gregory Y.H. Lip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1626)
- Gary Tse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-1253)
- Kang‐Yin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7056-6438)
- L T Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5854-7007)
- Tong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0482-0738)
Institutions
- Medical University of Białystok (PL)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (GB)
- Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University (CN)
- Metropolitan University (BD)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf604
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16