Total and sports activity in older men and women: Relation with body fat distribution

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 752-761

  Visser, Marjolein ^a,d   Launer, Lenore J ^b   Deurenberg, Paul ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d National Institute of Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; exercise; obesity; sports; waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT;

EID: 0030897309     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/145.8.752     Document Type: Article

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