Physical activity and blood lipids in rural and urban Tanzanians

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 344-348

  Mbalilaki, J A ^a,b,c   Hellenius M L ^a   Masesa, Z ^d   Hostmark A T ^b,c   Sundquist, J ^a   Stromme S B ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Physical activity; Rural; Tanzania; Urban

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; TRIGLYCERIDES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34249941872     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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