Direct healthcare costs associated with device assessed and self-reported physical activity: results from a cross-sectional population-based study

• Main Authors: Florian M. Karl (Author), Maximilian Tremmel (Author), Agnes Luzak (Author), Holger Schulz (Author), Annette Peters (Author), Christa Meisinger (Author), Rolf Holle (Author), Michael Laxy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical inactivity (PIA) is an important risk factor for many chronic conditions and therefore might increase healthcare utilization and costs. This study aimed to analyze the association of PIA using device assessed and self-reported physical activity (PA) data with direct heal...