The current standard measure of cardiorespiratory fitness introduces confounding by body mass: The DR's EXTRA study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1135-1140

  Savonen, K ^a,b   Krachler, B ^a,c   Hassinen, M ^a   Komulainen, P ^a   Kiviniemi, V ^a   Lakka, T A ^a   Rauramaa, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

abnormal glucose metabolism; body mass; cardiorespiratory fitness; maximal oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84864662516     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.212     Document Type: Article

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