Physical inactivity, excess adiposity and premature mortality

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-290

  Katzmarzyk, P T ^a   Janssen, I ^a   Ardern, C I ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Health; Prospective studies; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0344394255     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-789X.2003.00120.x     Document Type: Review

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