Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with diminished total and abdominal obesity independent of body mass index

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 204-210

  Ross, R ^a   Katzmarzyk, P T ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Body mass index; Fitness; Physical activity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRUNK;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0037328001     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.802222     Document Type: Article

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