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Shifting the Physical Inactivity Curve Worldwide by Closing the Gender Gap.

Gregore Iven MielkeInácio Crochemore Mohnsam da SilvaTracy L Kolbe-AlexanderWendy J Brown
Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2018)
Gender differences in the prevalence of physical inactivity were highly variable, both within and across categories of HDI. Interventions which result in small changes in inactivity prevalence in women would achieve the 2025 WHO global target for inactivity, without any change to the prevalence in men.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • pregnancy outcomes