Physical activity and changes in weight and waist circumference in midlife women: Findings from the study of women's health the nation

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 912-922

  Sternfeld, Barbara ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Quesenberry Jr , Charles P ^a   Abrams, Barbara ^b   Everson Rose, Susan A ^c   Greendale, Gail A ^d   Matthews, Karen A ^e   Torrens, Javier I ^f   Sowers, MaryFran ^g  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Body constitution; Body weight changes; Exercise; Menopause; Physical fitness; Prospective studies; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; WEIGHT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 7244253095     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh299     Document Type: Article

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