Double counting individuals in meta-analysis artificially inflates precision. Comment on "Device-measured light-intensity physical activity and mortality: A meta-analysis"

Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2020 Jun;30(6):1083-1084. doi: 10.1111/sms.13693.

Authors

Jakob Tarp¹, Knut Eirik Dalene¹, Bjørge Herman Hansen^{1

2}, Jostein Steene-Johannessen¹, Ulf Ekelund^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
³ Department of Chronic Diseases and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 32316073
DOI: 10.1111/sms.13693

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Data Collection
Exercise*
Humans
Sedentary Behavior*