Impact of a pedometer-based workplace health program on cardiovascular and diabetes risk profile

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-171

  Freak Poli, Rosanne ^a   Wolfe, Rory ^a   Backholer, Kathryn ^a   de Courten, Maximilian ^a   Peeters, Anna ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Evaluation; Health prevention; Health promotion; Intervention; Physical activity; Prevention; Risk assessment; Risk factor; Risk factor reduction; Sedentary; Workplace

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80052651372     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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