Physical activity and selected cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged male personnel of self-defense forces

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 184-189

  Sakuta, Hidenari ^a,b   Suzuki, Takashi ^a  

^a Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b GSDF Medical School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Hypertension; Obesity; Physical activity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIVIL DEFENSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644544764     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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