Association between physical activity and markers of inflammation in a healthy elderly population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 242-250

  Geffken, Dominic F ^a   Cushman, Mary ^a   Burke, Gregory L ^b   Polak, Joseph F ^c   Sakkinen, Pamela A ^a   Tracy, Russell P ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e University of Vermont Colchester Research Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C reactive protein; Cardiovascular diseases; Exercise; Factor VIII; Fibrinogen; Inflammation; Leukocyte count

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERTION; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0035242622     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.3.242     Document Type: Article

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