Physical activity and its relationship with obesity, hypertension and diabetes in urban and rural Cameroon

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1009-1016

  Sobngwi, E ^a,b   Mbanya, J C N ^a   Unwin, N C ^b,c   Kengne, A P ^a   Minkoulou, E M ^a   Fezeu, L ^a   Aspray, T J ^b,c   Alberti, K G M ^b  

^a University of Yaounde   (South Africa)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular risk; Diabetes; Hypertension; Non communicable diseases; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAMEROON; CYCLING; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CAMEROON; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036317332     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802008     Document Type: Article

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