Physical activity, cardio-respiratory fitness, and metabolic traits in rural Mexican Tarahumara

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 558-561

  Christensen, Dirk Lund ^a,b   Alcalá Sánchez, Imelda ^c   Leal Berumen, Irene ^d   Conchas Ramirez, Miguel ^d   Brage, Soren ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^d Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua   (United States)

^e MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84862135083     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22239     Document Type: Article

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