Predictors of weight change in middle-aged and old men

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 367-373

  Fogelholm, Mikael ^a,b   Kujala, Urho ^c   Kaprio, Jaakko ^b   Sarna, Seppo ^b  

^a Palmenia Ctr Res and Cont Educ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Helsinki Res Inst Sports E   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Physical exercise; Smoking; Weight gain; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034242795     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.44     Document Type: Article

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