Physical activity in leisure-time is not associated with 10-year changes in waist circumference

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 719-727

  Berentzen, T ^a   Petersen, L ^a   Schnohr, P ^b   Sorensen T I A ^a  

^a Copenhagen University Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Physical activity; Population based study; Prevention; Waist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849128699     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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