Investigation of the role of sleep and physical activity for chronic disease prevalence and incidence in older Irish adults

• Main Authors: Belinda Hernández (Author), Siobhán Scarlett (Author), Frank Moriarty (Author), Roman Romero-Ortuno (Author), Rose Anne Kenny (Author), Richard Reilly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Many of these diseases have modifiable risk factors, including physical activity and sleep, and may be preventable. This study investigated independent associations of physical activity and sleep with eight common chronic...