Improvement of metabolic syndrome markers through altitude specific hiking vacations

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 497-504

  Greie, S ^a   Humpeler, E ^b   Gunga, H C ^c   Koralewski, E ^c   Klingler, A ^d   Mittermayr, M ^d   Fries, D ^d   Lechleitner, M ^d   Hoertnagl, H ^e   Hoffmann, G ^a   Strauss Blasche, G ^f   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Res Inst for Leisure/Travel Med   (Austria)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e Inst Emergency and Disaster Med   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Exercise; Metabolic syndrome; Moderate altitude; Recreation; Vacation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLIMBING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33746664190     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344138     Document Type: Article

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