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. 2012 Jul 24;2(4):e001135. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001135

Table 2.

Estimates of RR for the included association between determinants of health end health outcomes

Association Exposure RR (95% CI)
Physical inactivity*
 Ischaemic heart disease Inactive vs sufficiently active 1.71 (1.58 to 1.85)
Moderately active vs sufficiently active 1.44 (1.28 to 1.62)
 Ischaemic stroke Inactive vs sufficiently active 1.53 (1.31 to 1.79)
Moderately active vs sufficiently active 1.10 (0.89 to 1.37)
 Type II diabetes Inactive vs sufficiently active 1.45 (1.37 to 1.54)
Moderately active vs sufficiently active 1.24 (1.10 to 1.39)
 Breast cancer Inactive vs sufficiently active 1.25 (1.20 to 1.30)
Moderately active vs sufficiently active 1.13 (1.04 to 1.22)
 Colon cancer Inactive vs sufficiently active 1.68 (1.55 to 1.82)
Moderately active vs sufficiently active 1.18 (1.05 to 1.33)
Air pollution
 Cardiopulmonary disease 2–4.9 km 1.004 (1.001 to 1.006)
5–9.9 km 1.008 (1.002 to 1.013)
10–14.9 km 1.012 (1.003 to 1.022)
 Lung cancer 2–4.9 km 1.005 (1.001 to 1.009)
5–9.9 km 1.010 (1.001 to 1.019)
10–14.9 km 1.017 (1.002 to 1.032)
Traffic accidents
 Injuries Travel by bicycle vs car 13.33 (–)
*

Estimates ‘with adjustment for measurement error’ from WHO: comparative quantification of health risks.1

Estimates from Pope et al,14 used in WHO: comparative quantification of health risks. Transformed to fit the exposure of the study population.

Estimates calculated for the study population.