University of Leicester: Researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit are investigating the association of objectively m

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation: University of Leicester
Source reference: DARS-NIC-347200-H9G0Q-v0.0
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Register reference: DARS-NIC-347200-H9G0Q-v0.0
Agreement period: not published to no end date published
For commercial purposes (as marked in the register): Not stated
Release files listed by NHS England: 2

Data approved

MRIS - Cause of Death Report
MRIS - Flagging Current Status Report

Objective, as published

Researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit are investigating the association of objectively measured levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with the risk of all-cause and disease-specific mortality. University of Leicester is requesting ONS-mortality data for its ‘Walking Away from Type 2 Diabetes Study’ to be used to answer this question. The ‘Walking Away from Type 2 Diabetes’ was conducted by the Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester. In total 833 participants were recruited to the study from January 2010 to January 2011. Of these, 719 gave consent for their future health status to be accessed. University of Leicester is seeking ONS-mortality linkage for these 719 individuals. Data will not be shared with a third party and will be stored on secure servers controlled by the University of Leicester

Expected benefits, as published

Over recent years sedentary behavior, conceptualised as any non-exercise sitting, has gained increasing interest as a distinct health behaviour that acts as an important determinant of mortality and mortality independently to MVPA. This has initiated research activity and public health attention on the possible benefits of displacing time in sedentary behaviour for time in light-intensity physical activity as an additional target to traditional lifestyle interventions focused on the promotion of MVPA. However, further research is needed with morbidity and mortality outcomes and objective measures of sedentary behaviour to adequately quantify the distinctive association of sedentary behaviour with health. Data generated by this study will help establish the strength of the association betw…

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