Device-measured physical activity, adiposity and mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis of eight prospective cohort studies.
Jakob TarpMorten W FagerlandKnut Eirik DaleneJostein Steene JohannessenBjørge H HansenBarbara J JefferisPeter H WhincupKeith M DiazSteven HookerVirginia J HowardAriel ChernofskyMartin G LarsonNicole L SpartanoRamachandran S VasanIng-Mari DohrnMaria HagströmerCharlotte EdwardsonThomas YatesEric J ShiromaPaddy C DempseyKatrien WijndaeleSigmund A AnderssenI-Min LeeUlf EkelundPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2021)
Higher levels of physical activity were associated with lower risk of mortality irrespective of weight status. Compared with obesity-low physical activity, there was no survival benefit of being normal weight if physical activity levels were low.