Mortality in relation to changes in physical activity in middle-aged to older Chinese: An 8-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Yingyue Huang (Author), Chaoqiang Jiang (Author), Lin Xu (Author), Weisen Zhang (Author), Feng Zhu (Author), Yali Jin (Author), Kar Keung Cheng (Author), Tai Hing Lam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Physical activity (PA) is generally encouraged. Studies from developed countries in the West have shown that maintenance of adequate PA or increasing PA are associated with lower mortality risk. It is unclear whether these associations apply to an older Chinese population. Hence, we exam...