Daily steps in midlife and older adults: Relationship with demographic, self-rated health, and self-reported physical activity

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-132

  Payn, Tamara ^a   Pfeiffer, Karin A ^b   Hutto, Brent ^c   Vena, John E ^c   LaMonte, Michael J ^d   Blair, Steven N ^c   Hooker, Steven P ^c  

^a Bodytuning   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Leisure time activity; Pedometer; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 46349097566     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599475     Document Type: Article

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