Adulthood chronic diseases might be explained by early-life physical inactivity: a life course cohort study


Grant Data
Project Title
Adulthood chronic diseases might be explained by early-life physical inactivity: a life course cohort study
Principal Investigator
Professor Guo, Cui   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Yiu Kai Hang   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Lin Vivian Kwang-wen   (Co-Investigator)
Professor He Shenjing   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2024-05-01
Amount
811398
Conference Title
Adulthood chronic diseases might be explained by early-life physical inactivity: a life course cohort study
Keywords
Physical inactivity, Children and adolescents, life course, early life, non-communicable
Discipline
Urban Studies and Planning
HKU Project Code
08220177
Grant Type
HMRF Research Fellowship Scheme 2022
Funding Year
2023
Status
On-going
Objectives
To investigate the general and causal associations of physical inactivity in childhood and adolesces with the development of chronic diseases in adulthood; To explore the plausible mechanism for life-course linkage between physical inactivity and chronic diseases