Why the study?
Does physical activity during leisure time, work, sports, and cycling to work reduce all-cause mortality in adult men and women?
Population
30,640 adults, 20 to 93 years of age, randomly selected from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Comparison
Physical activity during leisure time, work… vs Sedentary lifestyle or nonparticipation in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 14.5 years
Authors
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Leisure-time activity associated with lower mortality; extends observational data but leaves open causal effects in trials.
Does physical activity during leisure time, work, sports, and cycling to work reduce all-cause mortality in adult men and women?
Andersen et al. (2000) studied this question.
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