Abstract
Lack of engagement in sufficient weekly physical activity (PA) is a major risk factor for morbidity and premature mortality. 1 Estimates from 2012 indicated that not meeting PA public health recommendations is responsible for more than 5 million deaths globally each year. 2 Furthermore, insufficient PA was estimated to account for more than 11% of the US aggregated health care expenditures in 2014, which translates to approximately $120 billion per year or an excess $1400 in per capita costs. 3 Although low- and middle-income countries bear 75% of the disease burden associated with physical inactivity, more than 80% of health care costs and 60% of indirect costs occur in high-income countries.
Translated title of the contribution | Ejercicio para la prevención y el control de enfermedades: Un enfoque de medicina de precisión |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 633-634 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nursing(all)
- Health Policy