The effects of physical activity and body mass index on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality among 47 212 middle-aged Finnish men and women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 894-902

  Hu, G ^a,b   Tuomilehto, J ^a,b   Silventoinen, K ^b   Barengo, N C ^c   Peltonen, M ^a,b   Jousilahti, P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Mortality; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 23044446397     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802870     Document Type: Article

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