Physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors among young and middleaged men in urban Mwanza, Tanzania

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-

  Muhihi, Alfa ^a   Njelekela, Marina ^b   Mpembeni, Rose ^c   Masesa, Zablon ^d   Kitamori, Kazuya ^e   Mori, Mari ^f   Kato, Norihiro ^g   Mtabaji, Jacob ^d   Yamori, Yukio ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d KINJO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Nutrition transition; Occupation intensity; Physical activity energy expenditure; Tanzania; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST HIP RATIO; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862299754     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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