Moderate Physical Activity Is Associated With Lower ApoB/ApoA-I Ratios Independently of Other Risk Factors in Healthy, Middle-Aged Men

Angiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 775-779

  Behre, Carljohan ^a   BergstrãƒÂ¶m, GãƒÂ¶ran ^a   Schmidt, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

apolipoprotein A I; apolipoprotein B; physical activity

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR;

APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; BODY SIZE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78049420336     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319710373746     Document Type: Article

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