Prevention & lipids

The cardiovascular disease burden attributable to low physical activity in the Western Pacific Region, 1990–2019: an age–period–cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study

Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin OutcomesPublished Age–period–cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study

Authors' conclusion

The study highlights the significance of addressing low physical activity as a modifiable risk factor for CVD burden in the Western Pacific Region.

Study context

Population
Western Pacific Region, 1990–2019 (GBD data)
Outcome
CVD-related mortality attributable to low physical activity
Methodological detailsjoinpoint regression analysis
  • Joinpoint regression analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Significant decrease in 2011-16, average annual percentage change

−0.69%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

The cardiovascular disease burden attributable to low physical activity in the Western Pacific Region, 1990–2019: an age–period–cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. Published 18 October 2023. doi:10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad063

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