Cardiovascular fitness among U.S. adults: NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-2002

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1324-1328

  Duncan, Glen E ^a   Li, Sierra M ^a   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Maximal oxygen consumption; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23944505948     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000174893.74326.11     Document Type: Article

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