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The target trial would determine the effect of randomizing women to either meeting or not meeting the World Health Organization\u2019s recommended level of physical activity over an 18-year period on the 21-year incidence of obesity. Targeted maximum-likelihood estimation controlling for time-constant and time-varying confounders was used to emulate the target trial, assuming conditional exchangeability, positivity, consistency, and no interference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 779 women aged 47\u201352\u2009years at study entry were included. The cumulative incidence of obesity was 9.9% [99.5% confidence interval (CI): 8.6%, 11.1%] in the scenario with 18-year adherence to the recommendation and 15.1% (99.5% CI: 12.8%, 17.4%) with consistent non-adherence (risk ratio: 1.5, 99.5% CI: 1.2, 1.9; risk difference: 5.3%-point, 99.5% CI: 2.3%, 8.3%). Each additional survey with non-adherence increased the risk of obesity (risk ratio: 1.1, 99.5% CI: 1.0, 1.1). There was no additional benefit of meeting a higher physical-activity target.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of our analysis, designed specifically to address the key limitations of previous evidence, underscore the benefits of long-term adherence to the recommended \u2265150\u2009minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week for obesity prevention in middle-aged women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/dyag174","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]],"date-time":"2026-08-08T11:54:21Z","timestamp":1786190061000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Long-term physical activity and risk of obesity in Australian women using target-trial emulation: an OBCT 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