Body Mass, Fitness and Survival in Veteran Patients: Another Obesity Paradox?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 518-524

  McAuley, Paul ^a   Myers, Jonathan ^a   Abella, Joshua ^a   Froelicher, Victor ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Exercise testing; Mortality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VETERANS;

EID: 34248578358     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.032     Document Type: Article

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