The relationship among physical activity, obesity, and physical function in community-dwelling older women

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-80

  Brach, Jennifer S ^a   VanSwearingen, Jessie M ^a   FitzGerald, Shannon J ^b,c   Storti, Kristi L ^d   Kriska, Andrea M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Physical activity; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 2942720790     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.02.044     Document Type: Article

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