Dose-response effects of exercise on abdominal obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults: Study rationale, design and methods

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 155-160

  Ross, Robert ^a   Hudson, Robert ^a   Day, Andrew G ^a   Lam, Miu ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Cardiometabolic risk factors; Exercise intensity; Physical activity; Visceral adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH VOLUME HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE; HIGH VOLUME LOW INTENSITY EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW VOLUME LOW INTENSITY EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NO EXERCISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84870540376     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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