Effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference on total mortality risk in the Swedish National March Cohort

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 777-788

  Bellocco, Rino ^a,b   Jia, Chongqi ^a,c   Ye, Weimin ^a   Lagerros, Ylva Trolle ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Exercise; Mortality; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649955472     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9497-6     Document Type: Article

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