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Physical Activity, Health and Exercise

Self-reported walking pace: A simple screening tool with lowest risk of all-cause mortality in those that ‘walk the talk’

Alex V. Rowlandsa Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;b National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, Leicester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paddy C. Dempseya Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;b National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;c MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;d Physical Activity & Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratories, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1714-6087View further author information
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Benjamin Maylora Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;b National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4503-0479View further author information
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Cameron Razieha Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;b National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;e Leicester Real World Evidence Unit, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-2945View further author information
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Francesco Zaccardia Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;e Leicester Real World Evidence Unit, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-6487View further author information
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Melanie J. Daviesa Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;b National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9987-9371View further author information
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Kamlesh Khuntia Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;e Leicester Real World Evidence Unit, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;f NIHR Applied Research Collaboration – East Midlands (ARC-EM), Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-7099View further author information
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Thomas Yatesa Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;b National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-5178View further author information
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Pages 333-341 | Received 24 Jun 2022, Accepted 25 Apr 2023, Published online: 14 May 2023

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