Leisure time, occupational and household physical activity, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in working men and women: The WOLF study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 324-333

  Fransson, Eleonor I M ^a   Alfredsson, Lars S ^a   de Faire, Ulf H ^b   Knutsson, Anders ^c   Westerholm, Peter J M ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk factors; cholesterol; gender differences; HDL cholesterol; hypertension; physical activity; plasma fibrinogen

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; WORK; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542681134     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210165055     Document Type: Article

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