Cardiorespiratory fitness and its association with body composition and physical activity in Hong Kong Chinese women aged from 55 to 94 years

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-353

  Yu, Ruby ^a   Yau, Forrest ^a   Ho, Suzanne ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Chinese; Elderly women; Maximal oxygen uptake; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHINESE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BICYCLING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 79959997685     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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