Association between physical activity and retinal microvascular signs: The atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

Microcirculation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 381-393

  Tikellis, Gabriella ^a   Anuradha, Satyamurthy ^b   Klein, Ronald ^c   Wong, Tien Y ^d,e  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

arteriovenous nicking; physical activity; retinal vascular caliber; retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA VEIN; RETINOPATHY; SPORT; WORK;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 77954318722     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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