The effects of physical activity, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) on glucose intolerance in older people: A nationwide study from Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-59

  Li, Chia Lin ^a   Chen, Ssu Yuan ^b   Lan, Ching ^b   Pan, Wen Harn ^c   Chou, Hui Chuan ^a   Bai, Yuh Bin ^a   Tzeng, Min Su ^d   Lee, Meei Shyuan ^e   Lai, Jin Shin ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Impaired fasting glucose; Physical activity; Type 2 diabetes; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED BAECKE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OLDER ADULTS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 78649702596     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.01.020     Document Type: Article

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