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Physical Activity Behavior and Acute Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Sepsis Outcomes in Brazil: Insights from Targeted Eigenvector Centrality Networks.

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Τίτλος: Physical Activity Behavior and Acute Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Sepsis Outcomes in Brazil: Insights from Targeted Eigenvector Centrality Networks.
Συγγραφείς: Panizza PL; Research Group on Technology Applied to Exercise Physiology-GTAFE, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program and Health Data Science Postgraduate Program, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista 12916-900, SP, Brazil., Scariot PPM; Research Group on Technology Applied to Exercise Physiology-GTAFE, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program and Health Data Science Postgraduate Program, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista 12916-900, SP, Brazil., Silva LA; Research Group on Technology Applied to Exercise Physiology-GTAFE, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program and Health Data Science Postgraduate Program, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista 12916-900, SP, Brazil., Reis IGMD; Research Group on Technology Applied to Exercise Physiology-GTAFE, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program and Health Data Science Postgraduate Program, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista 12916-900, SP, Brazil., Messias LHD; Research Group on Technology Applied to Exercise Physiology-GTAFE, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program and Health Data Science Postgraduate Program, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista 12916-900, SP, Brazil.
Πηγή: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2026 Jul 18; Vol. 23 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 18.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Myocardial Infarction*/epidemiology , Myocardial Infarction*/mortality , Sepsis*/epidemiology , Sepsis*/mortality , Stroke*/epidemiology , Stroke*/mortality , Exercise*, Brazil/epidemiology ; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Aged
Περίληψη: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, and sepsis represent leading causes of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality in Brazil. Despite their substantial burden, no previous study has simultaneously examined these three conditions alongside population-level physical activity indicators in Brazil using a complex network approach. This study investigated temporal and spatial patterns in hospitalizations, hospitalization days, and deaths for AMI, stroke, and sepsis in Brazil from 2009 to 2023, integrating sociodemographic and lifestyle data from 648,460 VIGITEL survey participants. Targeted eigenvector centrality networks were constructed to identify the most systemically relevant variables associated with each outcome. For AMI and sepsis, diabetes, hypertension, and mean age consistently ranked as the most central variables, while overweight or obesity dominated the stroke networks. Physical activity emerged as a transversal component across all three conditions, with activity frequency consistently outranking session duration in all nine network analyses performed. These findings suggest that the regularity of physical activity engagement carries greater population-level protective relevance than session length, highlighting physical activity promotion as a cost-effective public health strategy for simultaneously reducing the burden of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and infectious acute disease in Brazil.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Brazil; acute myocardial infarction; complex networks; eigenvector centrality; physical activity; public health; sepsis; stroke
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260728 Date Completed: 20260729 Latest Revision: 20260730
Update Code: 20260730
PubMed Central ID: PMC13410189
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23070923
PMID: 42512227
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE