Amount and pattern of physical activity and sedentary behavior are associated with kidney function and kidney damage: The Maastricht Study.
Remy J H MartensJulianne D van der BergCoen D A StehouwerRonald M A HenryHans BosmaPieter C DagnelieMartien C J M van DongenSimone J P M EussenMiranda T SchramSimone J S SepCarla J H van der KallenNicolaas C SchaperHans H C M SavelbergFrank M van der SandeAbraham A KroonJeroen P KoomanAnnemarie KosterPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Physical activity and sedentary behavior were associated with kidney function and kidney damage. Additionally, sedentary behavior patterns were associated with kidney function. Causal studies are required to examine whether this indeed implicates that prevention strategies should focus not only on increasing physical activity, but on reducing sedentary behavior as well.