Association between TV viewing and heart disease mortality: observational study using negative control outcome.

Mark HamerDing DingJosephine ChauMitch J DuncanEmmanuel Stamatakis

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)

The pattern of results for TV with an implausible outcome mirrored that of IHD, suggesting that observed associations between TV and heart disease are likely to be driven by confounding.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease