Characteristics of step-defined physical activity categories in U.S. adults

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 152-159

  Sisson, Susan B ^a,b   Camhi, Sarah M ^a   Tudor Locke, Catrine ^a   Johnson, William D ^a   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health Behavior; Prevention research; U.S. population; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; ODDS RATIO; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84860546744     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100326-QUAN-95     Document Type: Article

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