Aging, retirement, and changes in physical activity: Prospective cohort findings from the GLOBE study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1356-1363

  Slingerland, Annabelle S ^a,b,c,g   Van Lenthe, Frank J ^c   Jukema, J Wouter ^b   Kamphuis, Carlijn B M ^c   Looman, Caspar ^c   Giskes, Katrina ^c,d   Huisman, Martijn ^c   Narayan, K M Venkat ^e   Mackenbach, Johan P ^c   Brug, Johannes ^c,f  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Cohort studies; Leisure activities; Motor activity; Prospective studies; Retirement; Sports

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SPORT;

AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RETIREMENT; SPORTING EVENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

BENELUX; EINDHOVEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH BRABANT; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT;

EID: 34547466202     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm053     Document Type: Article

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