OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of overall and leisure time physical inactivity and associated factors and types of exercises or sports modalities according to schooling in 2,050 adults from 18 to 59 years of age - state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS Population-based cross-sectional study with a stratified sample of clusters performed in multiple stages. Physical inactivity was determined...

Rector RS, Thyfault JP. Does physical inactivity cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease? J Appl Physiol 111: 1828–1835, 2011. First published May 12, 2011; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00384.2011.—While physical activity represents a key element in the prevention and management of many chronic diseases, we and others believe that physical inactivity is a primary cause of obesity and associated meta...

Thijssen DH, Green DJ, Hopman MT. Blood vessel remodeling and physical inactivity in humans. J Appl Physiol 111: 1836–1845, 2011. First published July 7, 2011; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00394.2011.—Physical inactivity is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk that cannot be fully explained by traditional or novel risk factors. Inactivity is also associated with changes in hemodynamic...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the burden of disease attributable to physical inactivity in persons 15 years or older, by age group and sex, in South Africa for 2000. DESIGN The global comparative risk assessment (CRA) methodology of the World Health Organization was followed to estimate the disease burden attributable to physical inactivity. Levels of physical activity for South Africa were obtained...

OBJECTIVES Despite recognition of the important influence of environmental determinants on physical activity patterns, minimal empirical research has been done to assess the impact of environmental/contextual determinants of physical activity. This article aims to investigate environmental and sociodemographic determinants of physical activity and inactivity patterns among subpopulations of US ...