Is walking to school associated with improved metabolic health?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Pizarro, Andreia Nogueira ^a   Ribeiro, José Carlos ^a   Marques, Elisa Amélia ^a,b   Mota, Jorge ^a   Santos, Maria Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Cardiovascular disease risk factors; HDL C; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; ODDS RATIO; PORTUGAL; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

EID: 84873740235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-12     Document Type: Article

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