pathway · Public research summary
Inactivity, adiposity and heart disease
Sedentary lifestyles are associated with weight gain and cardiovascular disease, partly via adiposity.
Educational only. Associations do not establish individual risk or diagnosis. Read the original sources and limitations.
Illustrative pathway
Physical inactivity → Excess adiposity → Heart disease
Relationship
Association: Observed together; causation not established.
Evidence and uncertainty
Cohort studies; moderate uncertainty.
Summary
Sedentary lifestyles are associated with weight gain and cardiovascular disease, partly via adiposity.
Limitations
Adiposity is both a mediator and a confounder; body-size measures are crude proxies of metabolic health.
Data status
Synthetic illustration only. Map widths are not patient counts, prevalence, study effect sizes or personal risks. A paper does not validate every arrow.
Regional browsing relevance
Global; North America; Australia, NZ & Pacific; Latin America & Caribbean