Physical activity and energy intake selectively predict the waist-to-hip ratio in men but not in women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 574-578

  Trichopoulou, Antonia ^a   Gnardellis, Charalambos ^b   Lagiou, Areti ^b   Benetou, Vassiliki ^b   Naska, Androniki ^b   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Energy expenditure; Energy intake; Greece; Physical activity; Sex; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034750747     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.5.574     Document Type: Article

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