Modifiable lifestyle factors and the metabolic syndrome in older men: Effects of lifestyle changes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1909-1914

  Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Shaper, A Gerald ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Physical activity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING;

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33845478592     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00974.x     Document Type: Article

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