Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cohort Study, Relative Risk, Confounding
9 Feb 2018
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Midterm marks given out by the end of week. Kinesiology 2000 lecture 6: physical activity for wellness. If you have questions, go to her office hours (tuesday 11:30-1:30) In general, they were good people did well! Big themes that we come back to may be revisited on the second exam. Physical activity and longevity (cid:862)the (cid:396)elati(cid:448)e (cid:396)isk of death is app(cid:396)o(cid:454)i(cid:373)atel(cid:455) 20-35% lower in physically active and fit persons compared to that in inactive a(cid:374)d u(cid:374)fit pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)s(cid:863) The review looked at how much extra life you can get from being physically active: broken it down into overall physical activity and sports participation. All 13 cohort studies reported a higher life expectancy in physically active individuals 0. 43-6. 9 additional years: men: mean = 2. 9 1. 3 years, women: mean = 3. 9 1. 8 years. Larger difference for women than men who are physically active.
