Body mass index, physical inactivity and low level of physical fitness as determinants of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality - 16 y follow-up of middle-aged and elderly men and women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1465-1474

  Haapanen Niemi, N ^a,b   Miilunpalo, S ^a   Pasanen, M ^a   Vuori, I ^a   Oja, P ^a   Malmberg, J ^a,b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular diseases; Fitness; Mortality; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0033763603     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801426     Document Type: Article

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