Title |
Active commuting and cardiovascular risk: A meta-analytic review
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Published in |
Preventive Medicine, March 2007
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DOI | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.03.006 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mark Hamer, Yoichi Chida |
Abstract |
Leisure time physical activity is inversely associated with cardiovascular risk, although evidence for the protective effects of active commuting is more limited. The present review examines evidence from prospective epidemiological studies of commuting activity and cardiovascular risk. |
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 6 | 1% |
Australia | 3 | <1% |
United States | 3 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Belgium | 2 | <1% |
Israel | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Finland | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Other | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 455 | 96% |
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Student > Master | 81 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 73 | 15% |
Researcher | 67 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 48 | 10% |
Other | 25 | 5% |
Other | 97 | 20% |
Unknown | 85 | 18% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 89 | 19% |
Social Sciences | 52 | 11% |
Sports and Recreations | 48 | 10% |
Engineering | 35 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 5% |
Other | 95 | 20% |
Unknown | 131 | 28% |