Does Physical Activity Predict Obesity-A Machine Learning and Statistical Method-Based Analysis.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity prevalence has become one of the most prominent issues in global public health. Physical activity has been recognized as a key player in the obesity epidemic.

Authors

  • Xiaolu Cheng
    Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
  • Shuo-Yu Lin
    Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
  • Jin Liu
    School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Shiyong Liu
    School of Physics and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Jun Zhang
    First School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
  • Peng Nie
    Department of Economics, School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
  • Bernard F Fuemmeler
    Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
  • Youfa Wang
    The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Public Health Institute, Global Health Institute, School of Public Health, International Obesity and Metabolic Disease Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, People's Republic of China.
  • Hong Xue
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.