Physical activity and obesity in African Americans: THe Jackson heart study

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-389

  Dubbert, Patricia M ^a,b   Robinson, Jennifer C ^b   Sung, Jung Hye ^d   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^c   Wyatt, Sharon B ^b   Carithers, Teresa ^e   Newton Jr , Robert ^f   Rhudy, Jamie L ^g   Barbour, Krista ^h   Sternfeld, Barbara ⁱ   Taylor Jr , Herman ^b,d,j  

^a G V SONNY MONTGOMERY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^f PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^j TOUGALOO COLLEGE   (United States)

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Author keywords

African American; Cardiovascular disease; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GRADUATE; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODERATE OR VIGOROUS INTENSITY LEISURE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952660211     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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