Comparisons of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as predictors of all-cause mortality in men and women

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 504-510

  Lee, D C ^a   Sui, X ^a   Ortega, F B ^b,c   Kim, Y S ^d   Church, T S ^e   Winett, R A ^f   Ekelund, U ^g   Katzmarzyk, P T ^e   Blair, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954519474     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.066209     Document Type: Article

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