Physical activity and mortality: Is the association explained by genetic selection?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-259

  Carlsson, Sofia ^a,b,d   Andersson, Tomas ^a,b   Lichtenstein, Paul ^b   Michaëlsson, Karl ^c   Ahlbom, Anders ^a,b  

^a Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mortality; Motor activity; Questionnaires; Selection (genetics); Sweden; Twins

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH RISK; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547674417     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm132     Document Type: Article

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