Combined effects of weight loss and physical activity on all-cause mortality of overweight men and women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 760-769

  Ostergaard J N ^a,b   Gronbaek M ^a   Schnohr, P ^c   Sorensen T I A ^b   Heitmann, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mortality; Overweight; Physical activity; Prospective cohort study; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77950860249     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.274     Document Type: Article

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