Abstract
Objective: In 2009, “Must Read Papers 20 in Physical Activity and Exercise Epidemiology” was published in the journal, Research in Exercise Epidemiology. In the past decade, physical activity measurement, design, and analytical methods have been developed in the field of physical activity and exercise epidemiology; thus, research topics have evolved. Consequently, we selected “Must Read Papers 20 in Physical Activity and Exercise Epidemiology” among papers published after 2009 to provide useful information to researchers involved in this field.
Methods: This study was conducted as a research project approved by the Japanese Association of Exercise Epidemiology (JAEE) and titled as “Must Read Papers 20 in Physical Activity and Exercise Epidemiology 2nd edition”. First, we extracted candidate papers that were recommended by JAEE members and the current project team. Next, the project team members prespecified the selection criteria and finally selected 20 papers through discussion.
Results: We identified 39 candidate papers and selected 20 of them. Guidelines were excluded and the selected 20 papers included 12 observation studies, 5 intervention studies, 2 systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and 1 quasi-experimental study. Of them, 6 papers were from Japan.
Conclusion: We selected “Must Read Papers 20 in Physical Activity and Exercise Epidemiology: 2009–2018.”Methodologies and research themes in this field will continue to evolve in future; therefore, it is desirable to select and introduce important papers periodically.
