The associations between physical activity, inflammation, and coagulation markers, in people with metabolic syndrome: The ATTICA study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-158

  Pitsavos, Christos ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^b   Chrysohoou, Christina ^a   Kavouras, Stavros ^b   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; inflammation; metabolic syndrome; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SITTING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17744397136     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000164690.50200.43     Document Type: Article

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